Show ij Your Health And You EDITOR'S The following is one of a series of articles furnished by the Utah State Medical Association and published in cooperation with your local These articles are scheduled to appear every other week throughout the year in an effort to better acquaint you with problems of and designed to improve the well-being of the people of HOME HAZARDS THE BATHROOM Home hazards are and sometimes almost They exist throughout the one of the most dangerous areas of the house is the The bathtub one of the most common of the tub is slipping and This is due to the fact that the tub usually has a sloping slick It is often difficult for a person to steady himself because there are no hand holds or grab The most common injuries suffered by this type of arc skull back fractures of or This can be prevented by installing grab bars in convenient For elderly or a rubber mat in the tub is nAother type of bathroom accident which is easily is electrocution caused by an tm-iI i o n or faulty electric All appliances and wires should be far enough from the tub that they cannot be reached by the It would be advisable for older people and the very to have assistance in taking a tub The shower while safer than the tub is also with Here the most common hazard is slipping and with the most common or Another common hazard is scalding from a sudden surge of hot water which can occur with a faulty water Here again by proper and plentiful locations of grab many of these accidents can be A thermostatic mixing-valve should be a must in any The most hazardous part of the bathroom Is ithe medicine which has become progressively more due to the fact not only are more potent drugs readily but efforts have also been made to make them more pali especially for young Children should never be in bathroom medicine or oven near Another hazardous practice with the medicine is the taking of medicine from unlabeled or with the lights This should never be done Razor both used and should be carefully Used blades are especially dangerous whether in the or elsewhere in the adults administer It is advisable that a medicine chest be supplied with a lock and There are medicine chests available with combination |