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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child is home alone and faces fire, injury, intruder, or medical crisis.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Smoke alarm, stranger at door, parent not answering, sibling injured.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child unsure whether to call — fear of trouble.
Scene hazards: Fire, Intruder, Gas, Fall
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave burning house — do not grab toys.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 from neighbor phone if yours left inside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say age, address, alone, what happened.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If intruder — barricade room, silent phone, text 112 if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. "Child alone. Emergency is [fire/injury/intruder]. Address."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Childline 1098 for guidance if non-immediate.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Injured sibling — follow age-appropriate first aid until adults arrive.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Psychological follow-up after intruder scare.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use elevator in fire.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT cook unsupervised when rules say no.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children should never call emergency services without parent permission
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Life-threatening emergencies override household rules — dispatchers want the call.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed 112 while child waits for parent callback.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Latchkey children face delayed help — pre-agreed scripts reduce panic.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hiding prolongs fire smoke exposure.