Urged to Monitor Children and Commit to Safety Requirements

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, July 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Capital Police Directorate called upon parents to not leave their children with bad companions or unattended in parked vehicles. They were also urged to provide the proper care for the children and to watch them for their safety.

Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Acting Director of the Capital Police Directorate warned against the consequences of leaving children unattended in vehicles, which exposes the children to potential risks of suffocation and electric shock. Colonel Dr. Borshid urged parents to abide by the public safety requirements in regards to protecting their children. He also advised them to not leave children with nannies without supervision and to keep them away from bad companions.

Colonel Dr. Borshid stressed the importance of educating the citizens and residents about these occurrences and risks in order to protect their children. “Most of the accidents have been a result of the miscalculated and unintended negligence of the child’s parents or attendants. This negligence has led to children suffocating inside of the car, because the heat produces carbon dioxide gas in the car and toxic gases are additionally emitted from the seats,” said Colonel Dr. Borshid.

Moreover, he noted that there have been some cases where children have locked themselves inside the car as a result of a negligent parent. “When parents let their children play with the keys of the vehicle, they could use the remote control to end up locking it up from the inside. This is especially prevalent with new, modern cars,” he indicated.

Colonel Dr. Borshid pointed out that children become anxious when trapped inside of a locked car. He requested parents to immediately call the Central Operations Room on 999 to seek immediate help before tragedy strikes. Furthermore, Colonel Dr. Borshid noted that the Capital Police Directorate is carrying out outreach programs for families and community members through its many police stations, and stressed that security is a shared responsibility between the police and the community.

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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.

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