Last year, Ms. Huang from Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, took her 3-year-old daughter to a gym for yoga classes because she had no one to take care of her children at home. During this period, due to his own negligence, his daughter was out of his sight. The little girl walked around the gym alone, and finally became interested in the constantly rotating treadmill. She reached out to touch it. Unexpectedly, her little hand was immediately caught in the rapidly rotating treadmill, and three finger tendons were injured on the spot. Breaking , the scene is shocking.
Not long after the incident, in July this year, a video of a naughty kid acting like a monster in a gym once again caused heated discussion on the Internet. In the video, an unsupervised 6-year-old boy was wandering around the gym when he suddenly saw an adult practicing weightlifting. He immediately became interested and quietly walked over to push the equipment with his hand, causing the barbell to fall sideways on the spot. After turning over, the adult was knocked to the ground. After a doctor's examination, it was found that many muscles in the adult's body were severely torn. Tragedy has occurred. Putting aside the division of responsibility, the point is that none of us want to see this happen again.
Due to the strong curiosity of younger children, poor self-control, and lack of necessary self-protection awareness, gyms have clearly stated that children under the age of 12 are prohibited from entering the fitness area, and minors under the age of 16 cannot use fitness facilities alone. However, there are still parents who secretly take their children to the gym to exercise, ignoring the staff's dissuasion, and the resulting injuries are still happening.
The gym is a gym for adults, children really shouldn't be here. Only when parents establish a strong safety awareness can their children's safety be guaranteed. In particular, it is the summer vacation, which is a period of high incidence of child safety accidents.
Data shows that 39.5% of children’s traffic accidents occur between June and August in a year. In addition, various safety hazards such as food safety, fire, falling objects, burns and scalds are always lurking around children.
Summer safety must not be careless
--- Traffic safety
Parents must pay attention to some "blind spots" that are often ignored in traffic safety, and don't let these "blind spots" hurt their children.
Before and during a trip, parents should use all their time to teach their children to read warning signs, teach them the concept of obeying rules, and cultivate safety awareness.
When walking, be sure to look at traffic lights, walk on the sidewalk, do not cross the road alone with children, and pay attention to the direction of vehicles, etc. Because children are short in height, they are easily obscured by vehicles, creating a unique "child blind spot" for drivers, that is, directly in front of the front of the car, near the headlights on the front side of the car, and behind the car. In safety education, special emphasis should be placed on ensuring that children develop the behavior of not playing around cars. Educate and ensure that children develop behaviors such as not playing, fighting, and running on the road; do not allow children to walk in the parking lot.
---Food Safety
Summer temperatures are high and it is difficult to preserve food quality. Once you eat expired or spoiled food, you will easily get sick.
We must develop good living habits. Because the weather is hot in summer, try not to eat dishes that have been left overnight at home, even if they are stored in the refrigerator, to avoid food spoilage.
Don’t drink raw water. Although our tap water is filtered now, there are still some microorganisms, bacteria, etc. in the water. It is still necessary to boil it and then cool it before drinking it. Do not drink it directly.
It’s summer vacation now. Parents will feel that their children are usually very busy and hard at school. Now that they are on vacation, they should eat more good food to replenish their children. In this way, children tend to eat too much, which can easily lead to accumulation of food and other physical discomforts. Therefore, it is still recommended that everyone should exercise moderation and eat healthily when it comes to diet.
--- Fire Safety
Parents should assign a home firefighting homework for their children to be completed by both parents and children, make a home escape route map, and fill out a home fire safety self-check form. Parents should carry out fire safety education according to the age classification of their children. Primary schools should focus on fire hazards, fire safety signs signs, daily life fire prevention, fire alarms, and escape and self-rescue common sense education.
For example, wires with aging or damaged insulation should be replaced in time. Lighters and matches should be kept properly after use. The power strip cannot be connected to multiple high-power electrical appliances at the same time, otherwise it will easily cause the circuit to be overloaded.
---Fall from high altitude
Among the accidental injuries to children, falls and falls from high altitude account for about half. In 2018, there were significantly more injuries caused by falling from heights than before. These falling injuries not only occur in young children, but also occur among older children. How to prevent these falling accidents?
Supervision of young children is the top priority; do not place tables, chairs, benches, etc. under windowsills or balconies; use limiters on windowsills, balconies, or windows, or install fences; remind children that adults must help carry things at high places.
---What to do if you get burned
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms should be installed at home; young children should avoid entering the kitchen, and adults should not hold children while cooking. Older children can be taught how to cook correctly; hot soup Keep water, food, etc. away from children; pay attention to the water temperature when bathing young children.
Summary
The above are the safety problems that children are likely to have during the summer. Parents, please always pay attention. Tianjin New Oriental also wishes the children a safe and happy summer vacation!
