Compelling Survey from Concepts Of Spring Reveals The Ever Growing Need To Child Proof Your Home

According to online research done by child safety magnetic cabinet lock company, Concepts of Spring, child home based accidents have multiplied over the past decade. They reference the findings of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, that in contrast with many European countries, the United States has some of the highest rates of child injury incidents and deaths.

Their account points out that the physical and emotional cost involved goes way beyond that of the child themselves – which of course is devastating enough. It can also significantly trouble the lives of their families, friends, co-workers and other members of the child’s community. Even if the child is fortunate enough to escape death following their accident, a nonfatal injury that may have been caused by ingestion poisoning, or physical injuries caused by the child playing with sharp objects etc, can result in untold stress and anxiety. The Concepts of Spring findings quote a statistic from the above organisation that… “in 2008, U.S. poison control centers received more than 1.6 million calls… nearly 80% of these calls were from children younger than 5 years old.”

The article considers others who may be close to the injured child and comments that such incidents will inevitably have financial implications by causing parents to have to take time off work and maybe even loss of income – not to mention the community who would also potentially feel the burden of a neighbouring child’s injuries.

The company also unveil findings from other non U.S sources. Apparently the British organisation RoSPA have discovered that there is a rise in the number of incidents involving children biting into or placing colourful liquitab detergents in their mouths – after finding them in a kitchen drawer or cupboard and mistaking them for candy. They note that doctors are also concerned that such hazards may also affect a child’s eyes if they rubbed their faces after handling these liquitabs.

The report quotes a mother from Glasgow, Scotland who had to rush her daughter into the local hospital after she pulled a box of liquitabs out of a kitchen cabinet. She says, "Although the liquitabs were in a box which a click-lid, Eva still managed to get into it. She bit into a liquitab but was sick straight away. I didn't want to take any chances as I had heard about how toxic liquitabs could be, so I took Eva to hospital where she was kept in intensive care overnight. It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life, so I think fitting cupboard catches is a great idea. They look easy to fix on to cupboards, and anything that will help keep children safe is worth it."

Interestingly, this company have produced such a cupboard safety lock product called their Spring Safe and Sound Lock. It is manufactured in the USA and is reputed as being of high quality. Sold on Amazon.com, they have received many 5* reviews. You can read one of them as an example from Laura.