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Keeping Your Children Safe Around Electrical Outlets

As parents, it takes a great deal of effort and concentration to protect our children from themselves. From swallowing small objects to falling off the furniture, children’s own curiosity can often place them in danger. Your home’s electrical outlets are one such danger. Every year, approximately 2,400 children seek medical attention for shocks and burns sustained as a result of contact with an electrical outlet. Our team of local electricians is here to help. Mr. Electric of Westchester installs childproof outlets in Westchester, New York, and the surrounding areas. Our permanent childproof outlet covers are safer and more effective than plastic plug inserts that you find at your local big box store. Learn more about our childproof outlet installation services.

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  • Childproof outlet covers prevent children from sticking fingers or foreign objects into the electrical outlets in your home. This type of safety outlet is a permanent fixture on your outlet that springs closed automatically, unlike plastic plugs. Just from looking at it, you might not be able to tell that a childproof outlet has advanced safety features because it will have a very similar appearance to any standard outlet. On your safety outlet, there will be a childproof access mechanism that you can use to insert a cord. Then, when you remove the cord, it will automatically spring shut. This provides continuous protection for your children with no additional effort on your part.

  • One of the prime reasons for installing childproof wall outlets is to prevent electrical injuries. When curious little fingers poke and prod at an electrical outlet, they all too often end up with a serious injury. So, if you are considering installing safety outlets in your home, it might be helpful to start by learning a little bit more about the injuries they can prevent. Below, you will find a brief explanation of some of the most common outlet-related injuries.

  • The most frequent injury sustained as a result of exposure to electricity is an electrical burn. Approximately 95% of outlet-related injuries are electrical burns. When a child puts a finger or other conductive item into an outlet, electricity will find a path to ground through their body. When this high-energy current travels through human tissue, it can cause severe burns that can result in scarring and long-term physical limitations.

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Electrical Shocks

It might seem obvious, but electrical shocks often occur when a person comes into contact with an electrical outlet. Seven children are treated for electrical shocks from wall outlets each and every day. Electrocution can cause long-term health problems like nerve damage and neurological issues.

Other Serious Injuries

Unfortunately, electricity can be extremely dangerous to a person’s health, especially when it comes into contact with the body of a small child. The average wall outlet carries 120 volts of electricity. This is enough to result in serious or even fatal injury. The tragedy of fatal electrical injuries can be effectively prevented by installing childproof electrical outlets in all homes.

How Do Outlet Injuries Occur?

Childproof outlets have been required in all newly built homes since 2008 because of the astonishing increase in safety they provide. You might be wondering how electrical outlet injuries occur, though. No matter how vigilant a parent is, it only takes a second for a child to stick a finger in an electrical outlet. If your children are at the age where their fingers won’t fit in an outlet anymore, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be concerned. Most of the time, outlet-related injuries occur when a child sticks an object into an outlet. Some of the objects that children frequently put in outlets include:

  • Keys
  • Tools
  • Hairpins
  • Paper clips
  • Belt buckles
  • Nail files
  • Silverware

  • You have probably seen the plastic plugs many people use in their outlets. While this is better than nothing, it is not as safe as most people think. First of all, incorrectly installed covers can present an electrocution risk. On top of that, your children will eventually learn to remove a plastic plug. Mr. Electric of Westchester’s childproof electric outlet covers automatically close. Then, they cannot be opened other than by an adult, making them a much safer option than the products you’ll find at your local big box store.

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