Home safety and first-aid checklist

A room-by-room check of window grilles, water, choking, medicines, safe sleep and burns. Plus the car seat rule and what to do in an emergency.

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First page of the home safety checklist: tick boxes room by room for windows and grilles, water, sleep, kitchen and medicines.

What’s inside

  • A room-by-room checklist in HealthHub's and KKH's words
  • The car seat rule for a child below 1.35m
  • If a child swallows medicine or a chemical, or gets burnt
  • Where to learn CPR, and your emergency numbers

Who it’s for

Parents at the Baby stage. Also useful for Expecting and Toddler and Preschool.

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Where the facts come from

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Keeping your child safe ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 28 December 2022Last checked:

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Common childhood injuries and childhood injury prevention ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 17 June 2026Last checked:

Source: KKH: Childhood injuries ↗ (opens in new tab)Period: not stated by the sourceLast checked:

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Keep your home free from these safety hazards ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 4 January 2023Last checked:

Source: KKH: Injuries ↗ (opens in new tab)Period: not stated by the sourceLast checked:

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Burns and scalds in children ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 20 December 2022Last checked:

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Parent Hub, baby sleep ↗ (opens in new tab)Period: not stated by the sourceLast checked:

Source: Singapore Police Force: Review of standards for child restraints ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: news release, 13 June 2025Last checked:

Source: Singapore Police Force: Penalties for traffic offences ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 23 July 2026Last checked:

Source: LTA: Point-to-point services balance safety and practicality for families with young children ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: media reply, 18 December 2024Last checked:

Source: SCDF: Heartware ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 16 March 2025Last checked:

Source: HealthHub (HPB): Prevent falls and keep your child injury-free ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 4 January 2023Last checked:

Source: HealthHub (SingHealth): Emergency care ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: article last reviewed 16 December 2025Last checked:

Source: SCDF: Emergency Medical Services ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 1 July 2026Last checked:

Source: SCDF: About Save-A-Life ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 6 August 2026Last checked:

Source: KKH: Infant and child CPR and first aid workshop ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: workshop held 29 August 2026Last checked:

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