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Red Cross Offers Tips for a
Safe, yet Spooky Halloween
Avoid injuries, costume
mishaps, traffic accidents
Darke County,
OH Oct 22,
2013 — With Halloween right around the corner, the American Red
Cross would like everyone to stay safe when they don their costumes
and go out to Trick-or-Treat.
Halloween’s
greatest
hazards aren’t vampires and villains, but falls, costume mishaps
and traffic accidents, so the Red Cross is offering the following
tips to help make this Halloween safe:
Look for
flame-resistant
costumes.
Plan the
Trick-or-Treat
route and make sure adults know where children are going. A parent or
responsible adult should accompany young children as they make their
way around the neighborhood.
Accept treats
at the door –
never go inside.
Instead of
masks, which can
cover the eyes and make it hard to see, consider using face paint.
Walk only on
the sidewalks,
not in the street. If no sidewalk is available, walk at the edge of
the roadway, facing traffic. Look both ways before crossing the
street and cross only at the corner. Don’t cut across yards or use
alleys. Don’t cross between parked cars.
Be cautious
around pets and
any other animals.
WELCOMING
GHOSTS AND
GOBLINS If someone is welcoming Trick-or-Treaters at their home, they
should make sure the outdoor light is on. Other safety steps include:
Sweep leaves
from the
sidewalks and steps.
Clear the porch
or front
yard of any obstacles that a child could trip over.
Restrain any
household
pets.
Use a glow
stick instead of
a candle in the jack-o-lantern to avoid a fire hazard.
LEARN WHAT TO
DO People can
download the free American Red Cross First Aid App. Users receive
instant access to expert advice for everyday emergencies whenever and
wherever they need it. Features of the app include:
Step-by-step
instructions
on how to handle the most common first aid situations;
Videos and
animations that
make the skills easy to learn;
Safety and
preparedness
tips; and
Quizzes that
users can take
to earn badges which they can share with their friends on social
media.
People can find
all of the
Red Cross apps in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store by
searching for American Red Cross or by going to
redcross.org/mobileapps.
The American Red Cross
shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of
disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches
skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and
supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a
not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the
generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more
information, please visit www.redcross.org/oh/greenville
or visit us on Twitter at DarkeCyRedCross
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