Transcript Technical Proposals on Infant and Young Child Feeding Scheme

Supported by:
Department of Road Transport & Highways
Govt. of India, New Delhi
Organized by:
Resource Development Centre, New Delhi
WHY ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS?
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Why road safety awareness is important?
Causes of road accidents?
Your duties and responsibilities on the road
Precautions and preventive measures
Road safety guidelines
What to do in a road accident
 First aid tips & skills
 Road Signs
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW?
 Your life is precious
 Road safety is directly related to your health and
well being
 Causes injuries and death, temporary or
permanent handicapness
 Carelessness on the road could adversely
affect you and others as well
 Young children and youth – playful,
restless, lack of discipline on the roads
 Low or no knowledge of road safety rules,
regulations, traffic symbols, etc.
 Carriers of information and knowledge
Important points to remember
 Right to life and safety is a fundamental right
 Road fatalities- the most important cause of all
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accidental deaths in India
The magnitude of road accidents are increasing
at an alarming rate
60% of deaths of road crash victims involve
pedestrians
35% of all pedestrians died in road accidents
are children
95% of all road accidents happen because of
road user errors
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
 Increase of volume of traffic on the roads pedestrians and vehicles
 Limited improvements of:
1. Roads and their designs
2. Traffic lighting systems
 Poor maintenance of roads, traffic lights
systems, vehicles, etc.
 High speed modern vehicles
 Lack of speed governors in vehicles
 Poor driving ability of drivers
 Consumption of alcohol by drivers and other
road users
 Poor knowledge about traffic rules and
regulations among the children and general public
 Low level of awareness about precautions and
accident prevention measures
 Poor enforcement of traffic rules and
regulations
Consequences of road accident
 Causes injuries and death
 May lead to temporary or permanent
handicapness: physical or psychological
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Physical and mental agony for you and your family
Huge medical expenses
Litigation
Affect studies and education
SAFETY RULES
General Guidelines
 Ride a bicycle safely
 Be alert when using public transport alone
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Know the rules of the road and responsibility to
fellow road users
 Be able to judge speeds and distances
 Know simple first aid
 Understand traffic lights, road signs, road markings
and signals given by drivers and the police
 Know when and how to summon help in an
emergency
 Recognize the need to be visible near and in traffic
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Recognize the varying speeds at which different
vehicles and people are moving
 Be aware of the time involved for vehicles to brake
to avoid collision
 Understand the effects of adverse weather
 Know that traffic rules are not always observed by
other road users
 Understand which road signs are warnings that
must be obeyed and which provide information
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Recognize that alcohol, drugs and fatigue contribute
to road crashes
 Appreciate the needs of special groups - the very
young, the old and disabled
 Set a good example for other children
 Identify and recommend to smaller children safe
places to play
 Understand that domestic and stray animals on
roads cause accidents
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Be aware of the dangers of not being seen because
of stationary vehicles or other obstructions
 Identify safe play areas and learn how to play safely
 Recognize and seek people who are present to help
cross the road
 Use visual and auditory clues to recognize the
direction from which traffic is coming
 Stop, look and listen before crossing a street
 Choose the shortest distance to cross a street
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Walk on the left side of the road, use footpath always
 Cross the road through zebra crossing, footbridge
or subways
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Wear light cloth dresses while moving in the night
Walk in queue while boarding a bus
Don’t stand on the foot board of a bus
Don’t peep through the wind screen of a bus/vehicle
Do not play on the road
General Guidelines (Cont.)
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Do not mix drinking and driving
Use low beam at night
Lane driving is sane driving
Don’t over speed
Respect the right of pedestrians on zebra crossing
Overtake only from right side and avoid overtaking
on narrow roads, bridges, intersection, roundabout,
across a single or double broken centre line, and
while driving on hills
General Guidelines (Cont.)
 Give way to ambulances, police interceptors, and
emergency vehicles
 Use the left & right indicators while taking turn
 Use wind screen wipers and demisters while driving
in fog and rain
 Get your vehicle regularly checked
 Always wear helmet while on two wheelers
 Mobile off and seat belt on
SAFETY RULES
While walking to school
 Always walk on the
footpath only
 On roads without
footpath, walk on the
extreme left side of the
road
 Do not be impatient on
the road
 Do not rush, run and
play on the road
While walking to school (Cont.)
 Cross only at zebra crossings, traffic signals,
subways, foot-over bridges. Where such facilities do
not exist, look for safe place to cross
 Do not run across the road, as you may slip and fall
 When crossing between vehicles parked on the
side of the road, remember that you are not visible
to the moving traffic. Stop as you appear from
behind the vehicle and look for a safe gap before
crossing. Remember, drivers need plenty of time to
see you and to slow and stop.
While walking to school (Cont.)
 While crossing a wide road that has central
islands, always cross in two stages. Cross to the
central island, stop and cross when the next section
is clear
 While crossing one-way streets, remember that
the traffic will usually be moving in a number of
lanes and at higher speed. Do not cross unless all
lanes clear.
 Never cross a road at a corner, as the motorist
taking the turn will not be able to see you on time.
SAFETY RULES
While going by bus to school
 Leave home well in
time
 At the bus stand
always follow the
queue
 Never board and alight
at red light crossing or
unauthorized bus stop
 Do not shout or make noise in the bus
SAFETY RULES
While going by bus to school (Cont.)
 Always hold on to the hand-rail if standing in a
moving bus
 Do not sit, stand or travel on the foot board of the
bus
 Do not put any part of body out side the bus
 Always adhere to bus safety rules
WHAT TO DO IN A ROAD ACCIDENT
 Don’t walk by – get involved. don’t be a
bystander .
 Assess the dangers? (These might be traffic,
leaking petrol, broken glass etc)
 Make sure that you are safe
 Get help from bystanders
 Talk to them, Check for a response
 Check if their airway is clear & open
 Remove any obstruction from their mouth
 Check if they’re breathing by listening and
feeling breath on your cheek.
 See if their chest is moving up and down
 If they are not breathing, you will need to
pump and breathe air into their lungs
FIRST AID TIPS AND SKILLS
 Burns
Pour lots of cold water on the burn for at least 10
minutes. Cover the burn with a sterile dressing
 Choking
Firstly, encourage coughing. If this doesn't work,
give 5 sharp backslaps. If this fails, perform up to 5
abdominal thrusts. Alternate between back slaps and
abdominal thrusts
 Recovery position for unconscious (still
breathing)
Roll them onto their side. Tilt the head back so the
person can breathe.
 Unconscious - no signs of life
 Perform artificial breathing and compressions
on the chest
 Continue to repeat 2 breaths and 15
compressions till help arrives
 In case of wound
 Clean the wound by
washing them with
running water
 Remove splinters,
thorns and pieces
of glass from the
wound
 In case of profuse bleeding
 Apply direct pressure
with a clean folded
cloth on the wound to
stop bleeding
 In case of fracture
 Do not apply direct pressure
 Apply a gentle pressure bandage
 In case of abdomen or chest injury
 Cover the wound with
a very wet clean cloth
and get the patient
quickly to a hospital.
 In case of chest injury,
cover of the wound with
a piece of polythene
and put a bandage on
the top of this.
 In case part of a limb is cut off
 Put it inside a clean polythene
bag and place this bag in another
bag with cold water
 If you can easily get ice put
some in the water to keep it
cool
 Make sure that the limb does
not get soaked in water
 If nothing else is available, carry the
amputated part in a clean cloth
quickly to hospital
 In case of an eye wound
 Cover the eye with a
clean soft cloth
 Place a stiff covering on
top to prevent any pressure
coming on the eye
 In case of bleeding from ear
 Avoid putting anything in the ears to stop
bleeding
 Get the patient to lie down with the injured ear
facing down
 In case bleeding from nose
 Pinch the nose and breathe
through mouth
 If the patient is unconscious he should
lie with the face to one side
 In case of injuries to muscles, bones and joints
 Apply cold water or ice packs if available
 Do not keep ice packs for more than ten
minutes at a stretch
 Do not place ice directly on skin
 Always wrap it in a cloth first
Obey Traffic Rules
Be Safe On Road
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
122, Katwaria Sarai, Saheed Jit Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110 016
Ph: 011 – 26525702, 26601460
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