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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child is tangled in window blind cord, dupatta, or rope around neck.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child hanging or kneeling with cord tight, face red or blue, silent.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cord marks on neck after rescue.
Scene hazards: Falling if partially suspended, Delayed hypoxia
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lift weight off cord — cut with scissors/knife.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lay flat, check breathing and pulse if trained.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — CPR if apneic — pediatric protocol.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep neck still after removal — vascular injury possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Strangulation, age, breathing status after cord cut.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Observe neck swelling en route to hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital observation for airway edema hours later.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Any period not breathing — intensive care evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT yank cord over head if knot tight — cut instead.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume fine because child cries after — airway swelling delayed.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Once the cord is off the child is safe and can sleep
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed airway swelling can obstruct breathing hours later — medical observation required after significant strangulation.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal sleep after apparently recovered child.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Loop cords self-tighten as child pulls — brain damage in minutes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dupatta on crib or bed post same mechanism.