An infant, age 5 months, is brought to the clinic by his parents for a well-baby checkup. What is the best advice that the nurse should include at this time about injury prevention?
a. "Keep buttons, beads, and other small objects out of his reach."
b. "Do not permit him to chew paint from window ledges because he might absorb too much lead."
c. "When he learns to roll over, you must supervise him whenever he is on a surface from which he might fall."
d. "Lock the crib sides securely because he may stand and lean against them and fall out of bed."
ANS: A
Aspiration of foreign objects is a great risk at this age. Parents are instructed to keep small objects out of the infant's reach. At this age, the child is not mobile enough to reach window sills. If window sills have cracked or chipped paint, it needs to be removed before he is a toddler. This child should already be rolling over. This information is reinforced but should have been taught earlier. Pulling to a stand occurs between 8 and 12 months of age.
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