7 major safety hazards for children – parents must read! (Share)

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This post was last edited by wang*nhua77020 on 2016-11-14 at 21:36. Xiao Shibo, who will turn 2 in less than 10 days, developed skin that would break at the slightest touch due to lamb soup prepared by his grandmother… It all started on October 29th; Xiao Shibo’s grandmother runs a small shop in the village where she sells cooked foods such as lamb and lamb offal. That afternoon, as usual, grandma poured the freshly cooked mutton soup into a basin. But in her carelessness, Xiao Shibo, who was playing nearby, sat down in it, and the scalding hot mutton soup caused 80% of his body to be burned. On November 8th, it was Xiaoshi Bo’s birthday, but he was lying in the intensive care unit of the hospital; as of now, he has not yet passed the critical stage. On November 6, a villager from Lixian County in Baoding City took a 5-year-old child to a vegetable garden; accidentally, the child fell into an abandoned well that was about 40 meters deep and had a diameter of only around 35 centimeters. The child’s body was found on the 11th. On October 20, a child under 2 years old in Chengdu fell from the 25th floor. Everyone thought the child had died, but suddenly the child started crying. The careless parents were unaware of this; after examination by doctors, it was found that the child had injuries to the head, fractures in the left leg and right arm, as well as severe damage to the lungs. For a child’s growth, every parent must provide careful care. However, it’s important to understand that this care should be given with attention to detail in all aspects of daily life. Parents who are careless can create safety risks for their children. Seven major safety hazards for children include accidental ingestion of medications. If a parent needs to leave momentarily while giving medication to a child, even if it’s just for a minute or two, the medication should be put away so that the child cannot access it and accidentally ingest it. In the event of a traffic accident, children under 12 have an underdeveloped nervous system, which makes it difficult for them to accurately judge direction and spatial positions. As a result, they often fail to avoid oncoming cars and lack the proper ability to assess the speed of those cars. Therefore, children are far more likely to be involved in traffic accidents than adults. Falls: The younger the child, the lower their ability to anticipate danger, which makes them more prone to falling and getting injured while climbing to high places. Surveys show that among preschool children, falls account for about 40% of all injuries, and the place where falls most often occur is at home. Tracheal foreign bodies occur because the epiglottic cartilage, which connects the baby’s trachea to the esophagus, is not yet fully developed and its function is not optimal. When a child talks or laughs with food in their mouth, the epiglottis opens, allowing food to enter the airway and resulting in a foreign body in the trachea. Drowning is the leading cause of death among various types of child accidents in China. A child loses consciousness 2 minutes after drowning, and irreversible damage to the nervous system occurs 4 to 6 minutes later. Children aged 1 to 5 who have a strong sense of curiosity and poor self-protection skills are the group most prone to burns and scalds. The severe pain caused by large-area burns can lead to shock, while small-area burns may not be life-threatening; however, deep burns can result in scarring that has a lasting impact on the child’s psyche. Electric shock: According to statistics, one-third of electric shock incidents each year involve children, who usually get burns to their fingers or arms after touching electrical outlets while playing at home. Children have a low ability to anticipate accidental injuries and poor self-rescue skills; therefore, parents should enhance their awareness of safety to prevent irreversible consequences resulting from their own carelessness