What are the most common accidents in the home? How to avoid them?

At home more and more children and the elderly are subject to accidents in the home: what are the most common? How can I avoid them? Read.
 In 2010, there were 7,000 calls to 118 for accidents in the home and the main victims are children and the elderly. But what are the main injuries? Injuries due to falls, burns and poisoning.
 Let's see how you can prevent these accidents in the home:
 Do not ever carry out any type of activity in a state of poor balance, so I dusted the shelves on tiptoe on stools and do not lean too much to clean the window glass.
 For jobs that require the use scale instead of a rickety chair, do not do anything in a hurry, and remember to always give a good example, children imitate the behavior and you risk pushing them into dangerous situations.
 In many cases, the floor and the stairs are very slippery, especially for the elderly who are at risk bad falls. Procurategli shoes with a rubber sole that adhere more and place, where possible, of stichers slip. Avoid carpets where they can stumble.
 Pay attention to the plugs, if they are not covered in need can be dangerous. Take control of your electrical system.
 Keep away from children toxic, no detergents in the dining room, put them up on a shelf and closed.
 Avoid confusion, do not mix food near toxic or cleaning.
 Recycling is a good thing but you have to do with consciousness. Make sure that the water bottle contains only and nothing else, this could create confusion and cause an accident