To ensure rapid identification of children in emergencies, parents and guardians of small children are encouraged to fill out the information on the sticker and place it on the right front corner (child's right), under the cushion or center back of the child's safety seat.
The National Board of the Travelers Protective Association, in keeping with the organization's WATCH THAT CHILD and MAKE SAFETY FIRST AND MAKE IT LAST slogans, have adopted the CHAD Sticker Program as a national safety program .
Some of you may or may not be aware of a special program called CHAD (Children Have An iDentity) that many of the child passenger safety advocates here in Ohio have been promoting. Considering the importance of this program, awareness within the community is key. I would encourage parents, grandparents, child-care providers be more aware of the importance of this program and how the program came about.
The CHAD program involves the distribution of stickers, which can identify children involved in traffic crashes, and should be placed on the side or rear of the child safety seat. This program was launched in Illinois in 1992, as a result of a traffic crash involving a 13-month old boy.
The child’s sitter who had been driving, was killed in the crash and the boy, named Chad, was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The toddler had to wait for more than an hour for medical treatment, because hospital officials were unable to identify him until a family friend happened to walk by his gurney. Later, Chad’s parents teamed up with the Illinois Department of Transportation to produce the CHAD stickers so that this nightmare would not happen again on our roadways.
The Greenhills Police Department currently has these stickers available to anyone that owns a child seat and they are free to the public. CHAD stickers contain space for identifying information about the child such as name, parent’s information, emergency contact information, medication and allergies, and special needs. The stickers can be affixed to the side or the back of the child safety seat, but ensure that the information on the sticker cannot be read from outside the car if placed on the door-side of the child safety seat.
If the child is involved in a crash where the driver, who may or may not be the child’s parent, is unable to tell emergency responders who the child is, those responders can look for the sticker with potentially life-saving information to ensure rapid identification of the child by law enforcement and emergency medical personnel in such an emergency.
The Greenhills Police Department encourages you to share this information with everyone that you encounter. If you would like a CHAD sticker, or have questions pertaining to this program, please feel free to contact the Greenhills Police Department at 825-2101 or via email. You may also receive further information by contacting http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/ems/ems_local/EMSCnew/emsc.htm.
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Individuals and groups concerned about the rise in reports of child abuse and neglect have adopted the blue cause ribbon as a symbol of this issue.
The Blue Ribbons for Kids awareness initiative is an opportunity to remind ourselves of our collective responsibility to prevent child abuse and neglect. Encourage members of your community to wear and display blue ribbons during April, National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, and throughout the year. Together we can increase awareness about the need for child abuse and neglect prevention.
Visit our Blue Ribbons for Kids Web site to learn about child abuse prevention, order materials and download resources for implementing a community awareness campaign
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