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This past May in Phoenix, Arizona, boxer Mike Tyson lost his four-year-old daughter when she somehow got tangled in a cord or rope hanging from an exercise treadmill in her home and strangled. This past week a two year old Amish toddler from Ethridge, Tennessee, found some bailing wire and was discovered hanging beside a tipped over stool, inside a milking barn. In both instances family members were nearby. These tragic recent examples, underscore the need for parental awareness about the lesser-known deathtraps for young children. Strangulation incidents are often reported as unknown medical calls which makes it difficult to track incidents. When a child gets strangled it only takes seven to fourteen seconds for them to become unconscious. Children can strangle on everyday items like neckties, their own toys or draw strings on blinds or clothing.
Every year in the United States, accidents kill over 12,000 children, more than all diseases combined, according to a report from the Center for Disease control. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that more than 25,000 children are injured by exercise equipment annually. Every day the lives of families, friends and relatives are torn apart when a preventable accident claims the life of a baby, toddler or young child. Most young lives are lost in car accidents, followed by drowning and poisonings. Lesser-known dangers like strangulation and dog attacks often happen in just a few minutes leaving parents stunned and feeling blindsided by the tragedy. They are left with a lifetime of grief and remorse. Children under five are particularly vulnerable to accidental death. Once they achieve mobility, they are curious and unaware of potential dangers. Once out of sight of a watchful parent or caregiver’s eye, they can quickly find themselves in trouble. In many cases the baby or young child has no opportunity or the awareness to even cry out for help. The only solution is for parents and caregivers to learn from these horrible tragedies faced by other parents, to be very vigilant about supervising a baby or young child. Click on the ad below to see the features of this amazing Amber Alert device! Save $100 now!
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