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General Child Safety
Whenever children are outside playing there are questions we need to ask our children and ourselves.
- Is your child safe playing outside?
- When your child is playing outside, do they know how to be safe?
- Does your child know what to do if an emergency occurs?
- Do you know what to do if your child is injured?
To assume that our children know how to play safe and know what to do in an emergency would be very wrong. Children need to be taught what to do. Listed below are a few things you should talk to your children about.
- Do not to talk to strangers and why it is dangerous.
- Always play in groups and never by themselves.
- Always wear a helmet and pads when riding their bikes, scooters, skateboards and roller-blades. Explain what could happen if they fall and strike their head.
- Always informing an adult when they are playing away from the house and ensure they know how to get help if an emergency arises.
- Review how to get an ambulance if an emergency happens.
Do you know what to do if your child becomes injured while playing?
- The first thing for you to do is to stay CALM. If you are calm it will help your injured child stay calm and not increase any chance of further injury.
- Call or have someone call 911. Make sure to give all information about the injury to the 911 operator.
- Keep the injured child from moving and have them lay still until the ambulance arrives.
- If the child has a bleeding wound, cover it with a clean cloth and apply direct pressure to the wound with your hand.
- If the child appears to have a fracture to either their arm or leg, ensure that the extremity does not move.
- If the child is found to be unconscious, leave the child in position found and call 911.
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