Every year people are lost because others did not know how to help, don’t let this be you. Teach your children today how to respond if there is an emergency near them.
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It is important to teach your kids when and when not to call 9-1-1. Share with them reasons they may call and make sure they know that this number is not something to joke around about. No calling just because they get grounded, etc. My son did that when he was 5 or 6 years old, his preschool teacher only told them to call 9-1-1 when they got in trouble.
Why call 9-1-1:
– a fire
– someone has got hurt badly
– someone is passed out
– someone is unresponsive
– stranger trying to come in the house
– kidnapping, etc
Make sure they know what falls under an emergency, but more important if there is someone in the family with some type of medical issue then they too should know how to help that family member just in case they need to help one day.
Imagine someone dropping to the ground from a heart attack. Would you kid know to drop a Bayer aspirin (low dose) under their tongue and to call 9-1-1? I discussed this with mine today after their dad started complaining about heart pain and shortness of breath. I now have a bottle of it in my purse.
Here’s a few stories of children thinking quickly:
– 5 year old saves her daddy’s life. This little girl called 9-1-1 when her dad went into a diabetic shock. When help came this little girl even looked out a window to make sure it was help and not just some random stranger, so as you can see she knew exactly what to do.
– 10 year old finds mom unconscious on floor, unsure what happened he quickly dials 9-1-1 and saves her life. He was given an award this past week. Congratulations not only to this boy but his mom.
– Two 10 year old girls save toddler from icy water – two little girls just saved a toddler that fell through the ice. One ran to call 911 and one got an adult to help her fish him out. It is important that children know that ice is very tricky and should be very careful on it or around it.
Hopefully your child doesn’t need to use any of these, but just in case wouldn’t it be nice to know they knew what to do?
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