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Halloween may be about pumpkin carving, costumes, and candy, but being safe is important to ensure everyone has more treats than tricks!
Acadian Ambulance wants to share these safety guidelines to help everyone in your group stay safe during trick-or-treating hours and public events like Trunk or Treat.
- Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of vehicles and have them hold hands with a trusted adult while crossing the street.
- Always walk on sidewalks or pedestrian paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible. Children should walk on direct routes with the fewest street crossings.
- Don’t be distracted by earbuds or electronic devices while out and about.
- Watch for turning or reversing vehicles. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.
- If you’re driving, go slowly, anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic, and turn your headlights on to spot children from greater distances.
- Children under the age of 12 should always go out with an adult. If kids are old enough to go without supervision, they should trick-or-treat in groups and stick to familiar areas that are well-lit.
- Decorate costumes and trick-or-treat bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors.
- Skip masks that can obstruct your child’s vision.
- Never accept rides from strangers.
- If you are handing out candy, keep your front porch light or garage light on.
- Candlelit jack-o-lanterns should be placed on a sturdy table, away from curtains and other flammable objects, and should never be left unattended.
- Offer non-candy goodies for trick or treaters who may have food allergies. Items like glow sticks, spider rings, vampire fangs, pencils, bubbles, bouncy balls, finger puppets, whistles, bookmarks, stickers and stencils make fun treats.
- Don’t eat any candy until you arrive home and can inspect it.
These tips are provided by Acadian Ambulance, one of the largest ambulance services in the nation, providing transportation and medical services to areas in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is employee-owned and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, and its sister division, Acadian Air Med, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.
Please visit their website to learn more and enroll in a class near you.