OCR Text |
Show Accidents in Home Can Be Avoided As the weather gets colder and periods of daylight shorter, people spend more and more time indoors. And home, says the Insurance Information Institute, In-stitute, can be a dangerous place. To back up that statement, the Institute points out that in 1968 alone more than 28,000 persons were killed in accidents in the home 11,000 of them as a result of falls. Countless 1 thousands were injured in accidents acci-dents which could easily have,-been have,-been prevented. The Institute offers these sug- ' gestions: , Groping in the darkness can be especially dangerous. Be ; sure light switches are easily, accessible. ...... Scatter rugs can be booby J traps. Rugs with skid-proof backing are the safest. Don't run extension cords under rugs or across areas of a room where you normally walk. |