Summer vacation is coming soon. This should be the most relaxing time for children, but it is also a period of high incidence of accidental injuries. According to statistics, the number of children injured during the summer vacation accounts for nearly one-fifth of the annual injury cases. The place where most accidental injuries occur to children is mostly at home.
Therefore, parents must remember to collect these five guidelines for preventing accidental injuries to children at home during the summer.
Electric shock
The small holes in the sockets are all live. If children put their hands or metal into the holes, or pull out the plug with wet hands, they are very likely to get electric shock.
needs to be reminded that hands are prone to sweating in summer, and sweaty hands are no less than wet hands. Never touch plugs or live electrical appliances with wet hands or a damp cloth.
In 2015, a one or three-year-old girl in Chongqing was alone at home when she inserted a pair of scissors into a socket and was unfortunately electrocuted to death.
In 2021, Langfang A 2-year-old boy inserted the car key into the socket while his father was doing laundry. He was immediately shocked and cried. Fortunately, he was fine in the end.
Correct approach:
▶ Do not leave minors alone at home.
▶ Do not touch the power plug with wet hands. It is best to install a safety plug protective cover on the power socket .
▶ Once an electric shock is discovered, it is necessary to isolate the power supply with an insulator or turn off the power switch before rescuing.
Opening and closing the refrigerator alone
There is a video online. A little girl opened the refrigerator by herself, but ended up hanging on the refrigerator door, causing the refrigerator to roll over and the contents inside were scattered all over the floor. Fortunately, the girl was not injured.
Children's height is limited, and the center of gravity will deviate due to force, which will cause the refrigerator, which is inherently unstable, to tilt or even fall down, crushing the child.
In 2022, when a 3-year-old boy in London opened the refrigerator by himself, the refrigerator door fell down and almost hit the child.
In 2018, a 4-year-old boy in Deyang, Sichuan opened a vertical freezer in a shopping mall. The freezer suddenly tilted and hit the child, causing the child to bleed suddenly. Fortunately, a doctor was present and he received timely help.
Correct approach:
▶ Do not let young children open the refrigerator door alone.
▶ Teach children about possible safety hazards in various refrigerators.
▶ Regularly check whether the refrigerator is stable and whether all parts are secure.
▶ Don’t store too many things in the refrigerator. When placing things, place them reasonably to avoid falling.
Drowning at home
Professor Wang Dawei, executive director of the China Juvenile Delinquency Society, said: "The number one accidental injury to children during the summer is drowning."
In addition to swimming pools, rivers, ponds and other places, drowning places also include homes.
In 2021, a one-year-old child in Shenzhen was left alone in the bathroom by his mother for about 10 minutes. When the mother came back, the child had fallen into the bucket where water was usually stored. His face was purple and his breathing was suspended.
Correct approach:
▶ When young children are taking a bath or in the bathroom, adults must not leave.
▶ Do not store water in containers at home.
▶ Learn some drowning rescue methods and rescue children as soon as possible.
Being bitten by a dog
Nowadays, people in the community are more and more interested in keeping pets, but this also increases the risk of children being bitten by animals, and the most serious one is contracting rabies .
Once clinical symptoms of rabies appear, the mortality rate is 100%. The number of rabies deaths in my country has been among the top five deaths from infectious diseases for many years.
In 2021, a four-year-old boy from Inner Mongolia was bitten to pieces by his own dog while playing in the yard. He required more than 80 stitches.
In 2017, a six-year-old boy in Anhui was accidentally bitten on the face by a dog while playing in a community. Although he sought medical treatment in time, due to delays in vaccination, the child developed rabies and died a few days later.
Correct approach:
▶ Do not let young children approach pets alone.
▶ Your pets must be tethered and guarded.
▶ If a child is bitten, he should be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately and given rabies vaccine .
Burns and scalds
A child knocks over the table while playing, causing the hot water on the table to fall; he is curious about the water dispenser and is scalded by the boiling water from the water dispenser; or he is learning from his mother to cook at home and is burned by the gas stove; etc.
Some traditional methods used by parents to treat burns and scalds, such as applying soy sauce, toothpaste, etc., are not only useless, but also cause secondary infection in children.
Correct method:
▶ Rinse: Rinse with slow flowing cold water for 30 minutes.
▶ Take off: Take off the clothes covering the wound. Do not force the blisters to break.
▶ Soak: Soak the wound in cold water for 10-30 minutes.
▶ Cover: Cover the wound with medical gauze and secure it.
▶ Send: Send to a regular hospital for treatment.
The most important thing is to take precautions, take precautions, take precautions! ! ! Say important things three times.
Parents are the guardian angels of their children. If parents are more attentive, their children will be less harmed. I wish the children a happy and safe summer vacation!
