December 17, the newspaper reported a 16-month-old girl in Changshu fingers suspected to be broken elevator lift. The day before yesterday afternoon, the same gripping things happen again, Wei Tong a 23-month-old boy, two fingers were escalators “bite” off. Experts advise that there are two dangerous areas of escalators, the child must be accompanied by parents take the elevator, do not let similar tragedies happen again.

2-year-old child by the elevator finger rolling

More than 3 pm the day before yesterday, a 23-month-old boy was rushed to the emergency department of Ruihua Hospital, Suzhou University. Opened the cover of the clothes in the child’s body, the child’s injury to the doctor surprised the hands of the little finger parts of bloody, it is clear that crushing injury.

According to the parents recalled that afternoon, the children and aunt went to Weitang Pearl City near the supermarket shopping, buying things ready to go home, the aunt turned to take electric cars, the children ran away alone. Such as aunt recovered, the child has been down in the escalator is down, the two little fingers are firmly stuck in the elevator comb board and pedal gap. Wait until the aunt of the child’s hands pulled out, the two little fingers have been crushed blood DC.

After a medical examination, the child’s two little fingers were crushed, including the right hand little finger of the injury is more serious. In order to keep the child’s fingers, the doctor tried to do for the child replantation of the finger replantation, but because of the finger rolling by the elevator, the wound is contaminated, there may be necrosis of soft tissue infection, replantation refers to the ability to survive also need to observe .

In December 17th, this newspaper reported a similar accident. Within three days, two young children were injured by the escalator, let the admissions doctors can not help but sigh. Investigate its reason, and the lack of parental care has a great relationship. Hospital emergency department doctor analysis, winter, children wear more clothes, action is more awkward, especially just learn to walk the child, easy to fall, parents should pay attention to care.

There are two areas where escalators are dangerous

Two tragedies, and escalators are related, similar cases in the country is more has occurred. So, children take the escalator what should pay attention to what place?

“2-year-old child’s little finger was pressed in the comb plate and pedal gap, in fact, this is a very dangerous area.” Suzhou Quality Supervision Bureau, ad hoc Xingdong told reporters, when the escalator up or down to run to At the end, there is a gap between the step and the upper and lower platform comb plate. Because the child’s finger is small, it is easy to be jammed by this gap. When the steps are “together”, the fingers will be crushed. According to related reports, at this time, cascade through the comb plate into the machine room produced by the force of about 15 kilograms, the mechanical force enough to pinch off the fingers of adults, let alone a child.

In addition, there is a place to pay special attention to, and that is the escalator sidewall and the gap between the steps. Xing Dong said, according to the August 1, 2012 implementation of the “escalator and moving sidewalk manufacturing and installation of safety regulations” provides that “any side of the horizontal gap should not be greater than 4 mm, measured at both sides of the symmetrical position The sum of the gaps should not exceed 7 mm. ” In addition, according to the provisions of the escalator skirt to be installed above the brush to prevent the passengers clothing, shoelaces or children’s fingers, shoes, etc. were involved in this 4 mm gap. However, if the child is curious at one time, the finger into the seemingly small gap, because the child is small fingers can easily be stuck, serious or even the whole hand will be involved in the elevator is running.

“Children take the escalator, the parents must hold the child’s hand, so as to avoid accidents.” Xing Dong reminded that from January 1, 2014, the “People’s Republic of special equipment safety law,” which provides that children take the elevator Adults should accompany the care, in most shopping malls, supermarket escalators are also related to warning signs, parents must abide by.