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" The tragedy that occurred when Mike Tyson&amp;#039;s 4-year-old daughter died after she was strangled by a cord on a treadmill demonstrates how important it is to keep children away from exercise equipment-not just in a health club, where children generally aren&amp;#039;t allowed, but also at home. There are over 8,000 injuries to children under age 5 each year that are related to home exercise equipment. The key: keep exercise equipment in a room that&amp;#039;s off-limits to your kids. Be sure not to let children play with exercise equipment even if you&amp;#039;re around. Children are by nature curious-and that curiosity can lead to injury if they&amp;#039;re near fitness machines, weights, and even resistance bands.  In general, to prevent choking and strangulation throughout your home be sure not to leave electrical cords, cables, or strings lying around. Accessible cords on items not in use should be unplugged, wrapped up, and placed out of a child&amp;#039;s reach. Window cords should be looped or clipped so they are also out of reach. To avoid choking hazards, with multiple children in the home, it is important to teach the older child to put their toys in a place a little brother/sister cannot touch. And never leave plastics bags from the store or packaging lying around. For other advice from Good Housekeeping about family safety, go to: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/safety/ "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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