Danger! I almost died! Don't do this when the weather is warm!

Recently, a boy was trapped in a car at the gate of a community in Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. He was in urgent need of rescue because he was trapped for a long time.

When the fire rescue personnel arrived at the scene, they found that the child trapped in the car was a boy who was only 2 years old.

Because of being trapped for a long time and crying constantly, the child's face turned red, he was sweating, and his clothes were soaked.

To prevent the child from being trapped for too long and getting into danger, with the owner's consent, two rescuers used a window breaker to remove the window on the opposite side of the car. After 5 minutes of work, the child was successfully rescued.

It is understood that the child's parents left the child alone in the car for convenience, but unexpectedly the car key failed and the car door could not be opened. In Changsha, the temperature inside the car rose rapidly under the high temperature of nearly 30℃ recently. If not handled in time, it is likely to cause danger.

There are more than one similar incidents. In Tangwei Village, Fuyong, Baoan, Shenzhen, a 3-year-old girl was trapped in a red car for nearly 3 hours. The car was not air-conditioned or had windows open at the time. She was later found and sent to the hospital for treatment but died.

Never leave children alone in a car at any time. If a child is accidentally trapped in a car, parents should remain calm and call 119 for help , or break the window to rescue the child while ensuring safety .

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Forgotten in the car

Why did the child's life be taken away?

When the sun is scorching and the car is exposed to the sun, the roof and interior of the car will absorb the sunlight and generate heat.

When the car is turned off and the windows are closed, the heat cannot dissipate and the temperature inside the car will continue to rise.

Researchers found that even when the temperature is 22°C, which makes people feel comfortable and cool, the temperature inside the car can reach 38°C in 30 minutes and 48°C in 1 hour.

When the temperature is 35℃, the temperature in a closed car can rise to 65℃ after 15 minutes of sunlight exposure.

Even if the car windows are left cracked, the rate of heating and the temperature increase will not be much improved! Staying in such an environment for half an hour can be fatal.

02

These tragedies

It can be avoided!

1. Before adults get off the car or lock the car, they must double-check that all children have gotten off the car;

2. Put your wallet, keys and other valuables in the back seat (near the baby's seat) to remind you to take your baby with you when you get out of the car;

3. Put diapers, a mommy bag, or a large, eye-catching doll on the passenger seat to remind yourself that you are not going out alone;

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4. When you encounter a situation that is different from usual, such as changing a new route, going to an unfamiliar place, or having relatives to take care of the children, it is easy to disrupt the original habits. At this time, you may wish to set a reminder on your mobile phone in advance to tell yourself not to forget the children;

5. If you are going out with your child, you can tell your husband/wife, parents or relatives who are waiting for you that you are going with your child, so that they will ask you when they see you are not with your child;

6. If someone else is driving your baby, be sure to check again and again whether the baby has arrived safely;

7. Try not to choose too dark colors for your car window film.

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Parents can teach their children to ask for help

1. Teach your child to honk the horn. If the child is weak, teach him to use his feet to press the car horn hard ;

2. Teach your children to turn on the hazard lights to call for help . Most cars can turn them on at any time.

3. Teach your child to press the unlock button inside the car and open the door directly from the inside. The main driver's door of most vehicles can be opened from the inside;

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4. For older children, you can also tell them the location of the safety hammer and how to smash the car window (of course, this method is not suitable for babies). You can also attract the attention of passers-by by banging on the car window.

5. Use a smartwatch to call for help and monitor at any time;

6. It is recommended to prepare a piece of A4-sized white paper for children, write "Help" or "I need help" in black or red bold font, and leave the parents' phone number. Let the children put it in their schoolbags and tell them that if they encounter difficulties, they should take out the white paper and show it to the adults outside the car so that they can be saved.

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As a passerby

What can be done?

If you find a child left alone in a car and there is no sign of the adult returning, you should call the police immediately for help.

1. When your child is unresponsive or shows symptoms of heat stroke, such as red skin, restlessness, convulsions, or even coma:

① Call the police immediately and dial 120;

② Find a way to get the child out of the car and move to a ventilated, cool place;

③ Unbutton your child’s clothes and spray him/her with cool water to cool him/her down, but avoid using ice water.

2. If the child can still respond normally, stay with him/her before the police arrive, calm him/her down, and call on others to help find the owner of the car.

Source: People's Daily Online Science Comprehensive Changsha Evening News, Changsha Fire, Rednet

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