In a regular household, there is no day that the bathroom can go without somebody visiting it. This makes it a very easy place to have an accident due to the frequency of visits, the water and the smooth surfaces. The children, the elderly and the disabled are at great risk because of the hard countertops and the smooth floors.
There are therefore some things that we will have to do to make the bathroom safer and there are some things that we will have to avoid doing as well.
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.
Child proofing the place is the best solution to keep your children safe from drowning. You have to make sure that they cannot easily open the lid and getting into the bathtub without any help is impossible. Railings for support and benches in the tub will be a good idea for the elderly.
A lot of people are getting scalded by hot water which may suddenly come shooting out of the shower or the sink tap.
On reflex, people jump away from this hot water and this can also lead to another problem; slipping and falling. The only way around this is to make sure that you test the water before walking into the shower or jumping into the tub. Just put a bit of your finger to check how hot the water really is before proceeding with anything else.
The issue of no traction on the bathrooms slick floors is also a very big problem but luckily one that can be easily solved. All you have to do is place a sticky mat or decals.
So that no one slips on any water on the floor, put absorbent rags near the sink and the shower.
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