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NEVER Leave Your Child In The Car!

Even For A Minute!

By National Child Passenger Safety Board May 24, 2011



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 win- dow 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 some- thing that is needed at your next stop 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 – 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.

Thank you to  www.safekids.org  for providing us with permission to share.

Thank you to Diana Daniels of the Mcdonald Borough Police Department for arranging to share this information with us. 


Diana Daniels  is a Certified Technician in Child Restraint Safety. Residents may schedule an appointment to have their child car seats inspected, which also includes teaching parents proper installation. The inspection takes approximately 1/2 hour. To schedule an appointment, please call the Police Department (724) 926-2105 or Diana is available by email, ddaniels@mcdonaldboro.com.

 

 

 

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