Emergency exercise with children in the car
Again and again you hear that there is fire and smoke in the car, due to technical defects.
What should you do if you have children in your car?
Get the kids out of the car, and if possible, use a fire extinguisher (if you have one, many do not have it in the car).
But it's not that fast and easy to get three children aged 7 and 5 years and 1 year out of the car, especially when things are going fast. I do it now so that I over and over again this emergency, with the children on a dirt road.
Our signal word is ALARM NOW. I drive to the right and then it's easy to get off, take nothing, do not run to the street, but go to the roadside and I'll get the smallest out of the car seat.
Important:
- Tell the children what the whole thing should be. Also, the codeword should only be used for this case, not just for fun.
- Do not stir fears! To make it clear to the children that accidents happen time and again, but that you can help yourself and others if you keep calm. (The big one knows the same thing about the fire alarm in school).
- Afterwards, briefly discuss what went well and what you could improve. If necessary. also reward.
- It is recommended to do the exercise under different conditions (for example once in the dark).
I wish all of us that we will never get into such emergencies.
