Follow these simple measures to avoid accidents in your family, unfortunately almost everyone knows someone whose family has suffered a loss due to a tragedy of this type.

… and speaking of security, Vaccines are not a cause of Autism!

Vaccines have saved and will save millions of people in the world. The most notorious case was that of Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a Briton who published a fraudulent work (Lancet, 1998) suggesting that the Viral Trivalent vaccine (rubella, mumps and measles) caused Autism and intestinal problems (12 children). It was later shown that his “research” had serious errors but because of it many countries banned its use, years later, some unnecessary deaths were registered and hundreds suffered preventable diseases because the victims were not vaccinated. He lost his medical license in the United Kingdom and some people and institutions have considered criminal charges against him. He lives in the USA under the shelter of some institutions that support him and support his chaotic and unfounded theories: there is room for everyone in the world!

The work of Dr. Wakefield is considered the most dangerous medical fraud of the last 100 years, has won awards as the Worst Doctor in the world, award to the faker / ignorant (Quack, honorary title for life), among others.

I First months of life

Newborns only sleep, cry and evacuate, their initial activity is very limited and takes place in small lateral movements of the head and flexion / extension of the limbs without causing changes in posture. They can not lift their heads from the surface where they are, this explains most of the deaths in this period

Sudden death of the newborn, suffocation, aspiration

Much has been said about this syndrome since the 70s, in many cases it happened unexpectedly and accidentally and in others it was used as an excuse for a homicide, the truth is that this syndrome occurs as a form of neonatal asphyxia (66% of deaths accidental in this age) due to the inability of the baby to raise their head to avoid suffocation caused by pillows or very soft surfaces that make an occlusive cast around the respiratory tract of the newborn

Correction: Put your baby on his back on the bed at night, avoid stuffed animals, pillows and blankets that can suffocate the baby, the mattress of the crib should be hard and not thick, avoid leaving spaces between the mattress and the cradle rails To avoid entrapment of the baby’s head, stimulate proper expulsion of “gases” and “swish” after each lactation (bottle or natural) to avoid aspiration of gastric content through the airways. Do not allow babies to sleep sharing beds with adults

Falls

It is perhaps the second most frequent cause of accidental neonatal injury and death. It can occur as a result of falls from unprotected sites (such as diaper changing) or when passing the baby to other people or when handled by young children

Correction: even if the newborn does not have great mobility, avoid leaving it in unprotected places from where they can fall (by the third month they can move a lot), when passing the baby to other arms do so consciously and carefully, avoid other children or Disabled people carry their baby without proper supervision on their part.

II Infants from 6 months to two years

In this stage the problems begin due to the mobility of the baby, suffocation or suffocation is now transformed into drownings and the effects of traffic accidents begin to be seen

Falls

They are extremely frequent and fortunately not lethal when they occur from low surfaces such as beds, cribs and some steps, lethal cases are reported when babies have fallen from windows, stairs, between floors of buildings, platforms, sewers and open drains

Correction: never stop monitoring your baby, falls in the crawling baby or that takes its first steps occur in a matter of seconds, check the area where your baby will be and determine the presence of risky situations such as steps, stairs, doors and open windows, structures open to vacuum, platabandas without rails, etc. Never assume that you can leave your baby alone in a “supposedly” safe area. Verify the presence of sharp edges against which your baby could hit in case of falling and remove unstable surfaces that could fall on the baby in case of clinging to them (table decorations placed on tablecloths)

Drowning

These occur in any collection of water, whether artificial (bathtub, buckets of water, swimming pools) or natural (lakes, beaches, puddles, streams) in which the baby can fall accidentally. A baby can drown in waters with depths as ridiculous as 10 cm

Correction: Whenever your baby is related to water you must be at a distance no greater than the length of your stretched arm, do not neglect yourself for a second and avoid all distractions while you are bathing. Consider baths, pools, ponds, sea, rivers and streams as the worst enemies of your baby’s life. Use personal flotation devices on your baby, perhaps one of the best are the arm floats that prevent the baby from turning or putting his head in the water

Strangulation

The fatal mix of clothes or necklaces around the baby’s neck, a fall and the binding of the neck device in some object has produced strangulation. This is not so gimmicky, a baby can get tangled with many things and toys in his crib and strangle himself

Correction: the hanging structures of the crib secure them with a magic lock that can yield with traction and open, do not use ropes in the crib, avoid long pacifier holders that tie around the neck, never place scarves or fabrics around the neck of the crib. baby. The bars of the crib should not allow the baby’s head to pass

Poisoning

With mobility and displacement the baby has access to dangerous or harmful substances.

Correction : Keep any toxic substance that may be within your baby’s access range away from the baby: detergents and disinfectants, medicines, animal feed, anti-mosquito devices, contaminated water sources, insecticides. Remember that the baby brings everything to his mouth

Burns

The most frequent are due to burns during bathing (inadvertently hot water), direct injury from open fires (candles or burners) and severe burns from kitchen accidents (water or boiling oil); can cause fires if they knock down a candle or oil lamps lit

Correction: check the temperature of the water before bathing your baby, do not allow the baby to enter the kitchen during the preparation of food, do not leave the pot handles or pots towards the outside of the kitchen, avoid leaving cups with drinks hot on accessible tables or on tablecloths that the baby can pull, do not leave lit candles or stoves within reach of your baby

Traffic accidents

After 6 months the number of departures of babies in motor vehicles increases considerably and thus the potential number of accidents and injuries.

Correction: use specially designed baby seats in the correct position, follow the suggestions of the manufacturer and competent bodies, avoid carrying your baby in your arms (this is a very bad idea, crushing it or leaving your arms in the event of a frontal crash) , use your seatbelt if you have no other choice but to carry your baby during the trip. Look what happens when you carry the baby in your arms.

Safety tips for the mother

These are some safety tips that have been collected with respect to female safety in various situations:

1. The predators of the animal kingdom always look for the susceptible victim: the youngest, the weak, the sick, the exhausted, the oldest … in the case of man, history repeats itself and one of those conditions is the woman alone or with children , this is why I suggest some actions:
2. The criminals know that a woman (or a man) with her child will not offer resistance to acts such as robbery or kidnapping, does not make it clear that you walk with children, far from generating feelings of humanity in the offender, it will show a sign of weakness before the predator that stalks her.
3. Do not place the typical “Baby on Board” sticker on your vehicle: that does not arouse sympathy even in the drivers around you, in fact, they do not increase your prudence in driving when they pass by you. For potential criminals you are already marked as a desirable prey.
4. Use smoked glass in your vehicle: create doubt about the occupation of the vehicle to potential assailants. If the offender takes an inventory of all the occupants of the vehicle, you have already done half of the work. If you notice the presence of children, better yet.
5. If you empty a tire (in short, you “spicha” a rubber), do not stop, go on to get a suitable place where they can repair it. If it is night and that is not possible, drive to your home at a safe speed regardless of the damage to the rubber or the ring. This is cheaper than a rape or murder.
6. If they hit you from behind in an unoccupied place, especially at night, do not stop, or get out of the vehicle. This is a well-known scheme for robberies or kidnappings. If you can, go to a nearby police checkpoint known to you. The physical damage to the vehicle is never greater than the loss of life.
7. Know the location of the police attention modules that are in your path of routine movement.
8. Know the location of emergency numbers on your cell phone and activate them on a quick one-key call. Always have at hand the phones of the police and fire departments.
9. Avoid known areas of high danger.
10. In places where there are more people the shouting and the manifestations of hysterical madness can discourage the attacker.
11. Drive with closed or partially open glass; if you have, use the air conditioning. Avoid opening the glasses to give alms, some use that trick to assault unaware of goodwill.
12. If you are the victim of an assault or hostage situation where it is imminent to lose your life take any opportunity to run, it is known that only 1 in 25 shots could target your body and most of them will not in vital points and You can leave the incident alive if the location allows it. Run in irregular zigzag to not be a stable or predictable target.