Teach children escape skills when alone in a car
(Baonghean.vn) - Through the recent tragic incident of a primary school student in Hanoi who died after being forgotten by his teacher on the school bus, parents should teach their children some escape skills in case they are forgotten on the bus. Children from 3 years old and up can perceive and do this.
Heartbreaking story of first grader dying after being left in car
After being forgotten for 9 hours in a bus taking him to Gateway School (Hanoi), on the afternoon of August 6, Le Hoang Long, a student who had just started first grade for 2 days, died.
In fact, when the car doors are closed and the air conditioner is not turned on, in a very short time, there will be a lack of oxygen and lead to deep coma and death.
Therefore, from a young age, parents need to equip their children with the necessary skills to escape when using a family car or school bus:
1. Car horn:Show your child how to honk the car horn. Even if the car is turned off and the ignition is unplugged. The car horn will always work because it uses direct power from the battery. Teach your child, if left in the car, to get behind the wheel and honk the horn. With a battery, honking all day long will not stop. Making noise will attract attention.
2. Hazard lights:Similar to the horn, the Hazard light has its own power source so that it is always ready to operate. Show your child the button to turn on this light, which is triangular in shape and is easily visible on the cockpit dashboard. Press it to turn it on to attract attention, combined with the horn.
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| Teach your children these skills to escape when they are left in a car. Illustration photo |
3. Unlock lever from inside:Cars are designed with a lever to unlock the door from the inside on each door. Take a moment to teach your child how to use this lever to open the door in case of emergency.
4. Escape hammer:Most school buses have an emergency hammer. In case of emergency, you can use the emergency hammer. Rest assured, the emergency hammer is designed to have a sharp tip that concentrates force, so with a little force, you can break the glass without too much effort.
On the other hand, car windows are always designed as safety glass, so when broken, the glass will shatter into corn-like pieces, without sharp pieces, so you can rest assured that it will not harm your children.
5 - Find ways to contact the outside:Nowadays, many parents equip their children with mobile devices and smart watches. Therefore, teach your children the skills to contact their parents or outsiders to seek help. In addition to the phone numbers saved directly on the phone, parents also need to teach their children to call the police and ambulance numbers when encountering an accident.
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| When the car is closed and the air conditioner is not on, it will experience a lack of oxygen in a very short time. Photo: internet |
According to research, forgetting a child in a car is not a matter of negligence, but a matter of memory. Therefore, parents need to equip their children immediately to call for help or escape when stuck in the car.