*A guide for parents, grandparents, teachers, nannies, babysitters, and health care professionals *Age-specific recommendations for creating a baby-safe environment *Hidden hazards that infants and young children have a knack for finding Everyone who has young children knows just how easily they can get hurt. Each year, for example, approximately 9,000 infants suffer injuries related to their high chairs. Thousands more are poisoned by common household substances. In total, more than 25 million children are injured annually, and more than 3,000 children under the age of six succumb to their injuries. What makes these incidents even more tragic is that they can be prevented " Baby Safe provides valuable information that teaches you how to create a safe environment for babies and toddlers. Written by Mark Brandenburg, M.D., a practicing emergency physician and child safety consultant, Baby Safe is a practical parenting book that will help you keep babies and toddlers out of trouble. Written from a developmental perspective, this book will help you recognize the dangers to young children, and provide concrete ways of preventing specific injuries. Baby Safe is the most complete, organized, and reader-friendly baby safety book ever written for the general public. It addresses the most pressing safety issues from birth to age six, issues that change dramatically as your baby develops and grows. This invaluable guide for parents, grandparents, nannies, teachers, day care providers, and babysitters has the information to prevent millions of early childhood injuries. Dr. Mark Brandenburg, with his years of medical and research experience, shows how to keep your environment"baby safe"