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Child Safety in Cars
NEVER leave a child alone in a car — even for a minute! Almost 50 children died this way last year.
- Dial 911 immediately if you see an unattended child in a car. EMS professionals are trained to determine if a child is in trouble.
- Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle, even with the window slightly open.
Believe it or not, routines and distractions have caused people to mistakenly leave children behind in cars.
- Place a cell phone, PDA, purse, briefcase, gym bag or whatever is to be carried from the car on the floor in front of a child in a backseat. This triggers adults to see children when they open the rear door and reach for their belongings.
- Set your cell phone or Blackberry reminder to be sure you dropped your child off at day care.
- Set your computer calendar program, such as Outlook, to ask, “Did you drop off at daycare today?”
- Have a plan that if your child is late for daycare that you will be called within a few minutes. Be especially careful if you change your routine for dropping off little kids at day care.
Prevent trunk entrapment.
- Teach children not to play in any vehicle.
- Lock all vehicle doors and trunk after everyone has exited the vehicle – especially at home. Keep keys out of children’s reach. Cars are not playgrounds or babysitters.
- Check vehicles and trunks FIRST if a child goes missing.
For more information, please visit: www.safekids.org/nlyca
General Crime Prevention Information
National Crime Prevention Coalition: www.ncpc.org
Youth Injury Prevention:
Safe Kids Coalition at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital www.safekids.org
Center for Injury Prevention www.ci ppp.org
Internet Safety
Common Sense Media www.commonsensemedia.org
Fire Safety
Sparky the Fire Dog www.firesafety.gov
Youth Safety www.meganslaw.com www.kids.gov
Protecting your possessions from fire www.rentersinsurance.org/52-articles-ways-to-protect-your-possessions-from-fire/
Local Crime Information
Crime Reports.com www.crimereports.com