An 8-year-old boy was swept into the air by a fountain and died. How scary is this fountain?

Some time ago, there was such a news on the hot search:

An 8-year-old boy in Qingyang, Gansu was swept into the air by a fountain while playing in a square. He fell to the ground and died 11 days after rescue.

This news makes us very sad, but in fact such accidents can be completely avoided.

01 How powerful is the fountain? Musical fountains are a beautiful sight in many cities, but we also want to remind parents: while watching, be sure to take good care of your children and don't let them run into the fountain to play.

There are two main reasons:

First, electric shock accidents are prone to occur;

Second, the impact of the fountain water column is very strong, which can easily blow children away

Many fountains are equipped with submersible pumps. If the waterproof insulation is not done well or the maintenance is not in place (for example, the wires of the submersible pump fall off, age or wear), it is easy to cause leakage.

In the early years, there were countless accidents caused by electric leakage in musical fountains.

Surprisingly, there is now another case of a child being thrown into the air and causing death.

In fact, it is foreseeable how great the impact of the musical fountain will be.

We imagine the musical fountain as a large-scale water flosser: as long as the water pressure is high enough, the water column can rush far enough, and the impact force of the water column will be greater.

Even the tiny water flow from an oral irrigator has enough impact force to clean the gaps between teeth. What's more, the water column height of a musical fountain can generally reach 2-3 meters, which is dozens of times that of an oral irrigator.

Its impact will not only cause great damage to exposed parts such as the eyes, but may also penetrate the lower body, causing intestinal perforation, intestinal torsion and other injuries.

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Moreover, the musical fountain is program-controlled, for example, working for 10 seconds and stopping for 5 seconds, and repeating in sequence.

If a child is lifted into the air by a fountain and then falls down because the fountain stops working, the injury will be no less than falling from a tall building.

But what is surprising is that under such circumstances, the square did not install a fence around the fountain, let alone any warning of the risk, and just let the child run into the fountain. It is really heartbreaking.

Situation at the scene Picture source News

02 In addition to fountains, this common landscape is also very dangerous. In addition to fountains, parents should also pay attention to this landscape - underground lights in squares, communities, and groves, especially larger underground lights with yellowish light.

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Most of these lamps are halogen lamps or high-pressure sodium lamps, and the surface temperature is very high, some can even reach over 90 degrees. Some children are curious and will touch the lamp directly with their hands, resulting in a big blister on their hands.

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If it is a white light, it is basically an LED lamp.

The surface temperature of this type of lamp is not very high, but for safety reasons, we recommend that parents do not bring their children near underground lamps.

Finally, I hope that all squares and communities can learn from experience. If there are such musical fountains, it is best to assess the risks and make corresponding improvements.

For most ordinary people, simply avoiding foreseeable risks is difficult enough.

At the very least, we hope that the party responsible for known risks can help us eliminate some risks in advance so that life will not be so difficult.