A terrible figure - 70 percent of tragedies with kidsin Russia it happens because of an oversight of parents. Children scald with boiling water, fall under the cars ... And in the warm season they fall out of the windows. This is how every year at least a hundred children die. Every day in the summer messages appear in the news: "A five-year-old girl fell out of the window", "A two-year-old child crashed" ...
A photo: GettyImages And somehow it would be a stretch to understand the situation if the children were from dysfunctional families. There is no place for supervision. But there are only a few such cases. More often, trouble comes to ordinary families, where children are constantly looked after. “I left the room for just a minute, pouring soup to my two-year-old son. - This picture is still in front of my mother's Svetlana. - He played peacefully on the floor and showed no interest at all in the half-open windows. She returned to the room, and he was already standing on the back of the sofa and reaching for the windowsill. It is terrible to think that it could happen, I linger another thirty seconds. In the same, we rearranged the furniture so that he would not have the slightest opportunity to reach the open window. This is a story with a happy ending. Five-year-old Julia was less fortunate. The girl fell out of the window of the second floor. Fortunately, she remained alive, but was recovering from the tragedy for a very long time. “I didn’t think that the mosquito net would not bear its weight,” explained Yulia’s mom to the police. - She stood on the windowsill, looked out the window. Something there very interested her, and she piled on this grid. And fell out with it. Indeed, the mosquito protects the apartment from mosquitoes, flies and other flying trouble. But she will not be able to save children from flying. Although there is an exception - two years ago in St. Petersburg they developed a grid that can withstand children's weight. Give one hundred percent guarantee. True, not everyone knows about it yet. And those who know, do not fully trust. 11 ways to avoid trouble - Do not leave the kids alone in the room if the window is open. This is the way most falls happen. Move any furniture away from the windows so that the child cannot climb onto the window sill. According to statistics, in most cases of falling children used it as a stand. - Never count on ordinary mosquito nets! They are not designed to protect against falls. And even the "anti-sash" can not withstand the weight of a small child. - If possible, open the windows on top, not on the bottom. They can be made only on the bottom of the window or plug-in. - Install special handles with a lock. There are those that are blocked with a key, for others it is enough to press a button.
Photo:GettyImages— There are systems with removable handles. In extreme cases, just remove the regular window handles and screw them back on as needed. This is done in an elementary way.— If you are standing by the window with a child, always hold him firmly by the hand (not the palm, but the wrist) or by the waist, but not by the clothes. If the baby jerks suddenly, the fabric may tear, and the child will fall.— Stick a special film on the window panes - if the glass breaks, the film will protect both you and the child from cuts. Or install special impact-resistant glass.— Explain to children about the danger of approaching fully open windows, about the unreliability of mosquito nets, the unsuitability of window sills for games. And do not communicate with them from the street through the windows. Read more:
