One of the rooms in the house that gets the highest number of visits is the bathroom. It can however also have the highest numbers of accidents due to the water and all the smooth surfaces. The hard countertops are also notorious for aggravating accidents especially for the elderly and the very young.
There are so many dangers in the bathroom that we can avoid and there are some adjustments that we can make to make the bathroom safer than it currently is.
The bathtub and the toilet can be very dangerous for example if a child or an elderly person should fall into it head first. They can drown in the water that we think is so little.
You will need to child proof the bathroom. The small child should not be able to open the lid on the toilet and should not be able to climb into the tub on his own either. When it comes to the elderly, you can out railings or benches in the tub for them to have something to hold and to sit on.
Scalding from hot water is another risk that we take in the bathroom. If hot water comes out abruptly and lands on your skin then you will get scalded.
To make matters worse, the normal reflex reaction to this will be to jump away from the hot water. This can lead again to the injuries caused by slipping and falling in the bathroom. Everybody in the house has to test the water first before diving into the tub or shower. Just one finger is enough to tell if the temperature will be too high for you.
Sticky mats or decals on the ground are a good way to solve your problem of no traction on the smooth floors of the bathtub. These should be replaced regularly and kept dry.
So that no one slips on any water on the floor, put absorbent rags near the sink and the shower.
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