Safety hidden trouble of elderly people living alone

Safety hidden trouble of elderly people living alone

The hidden dangers of the elderly living alone actually exist in many aspects of our lives, especially in the face of the elderly and children living alone. We must pay attention to potential safety hazards and avoid causing harm. The following is the understanding of the hidden dangers of the elderly living alone.

The potential safety hazard of elderly people living alone is 1 1. Most elderly people living alone have some inconveniences, such as difficulty in moving, poor memory, deafness and blindness, slow thinking, etc., which often lead to fires due to careless use of fire, smoking in bed, and improper use of electrical appliances, and it is easy to cause accidents in which small fires cause death.

Old people love to collect old things and sundries, which will affect their safe escape. Whether at home or in the corridor, we should keep it clean and unobstructed.

3. Some elderly people who live alone like to keep warm with open fire, and they don't pay attention to whether the items stored near the fire source are flammable or combustible. There are also elderly people burning incense at home to worship Buddha, and combustible sacrifices piled up near incense burners in Buddhist temples are great fire hazards.

4. Most old people are frugal, and they have the idea of "three years in the new, three years in the old, and three years in the sewing". Electrical appliances will not be discarded or replaced after the retirement period.

What should we do for our elderly parents?

1, go home often.

Go home often if you have nothing to do. If children go out to work, they should visit the elderly regularly, check the fire hazards at home for the elderly and ensure their safety.

2, regular inspection

The electrical appliances and wires in the homes of the elderly should be inspected regularly and updated in time to prevent the aging of electrical wiring and equipment from causing fires.

3, regularly remove debris

Regularly help the elderly to remove the sundries piled up at home, and at the same time advise the elderly not to pile up sundries at home, burn incense and worship Buddha at home, and smoke in bed to avoid accidentally using fire.

4. Take care of the elderly who are physically inconvenient.

If there is an old man who is ill in bed for a long time at home, someone should take care of him and try not to leave him alone at home.

5, explain the fire safety knowledge

We should always explain to the elderly the methods of daily household electricity safety and improve their awareness of fire safety. Tell the old people that in case of fire, they should first choose self-help and escape. Don't put out the fire blindly alone, don't covet the property at home, and call for help and call the police in time.

Hidden dangers of the elderly living alone 2 The hidden dangers of the elderly living alone have become a social problem.

Recently, "South China Morning Post" WeChat official account released "Sad! Three people were found dead at home in a city in Guangxi for two consecutive days. The article "Everyone must pay attention" once again aroused people's sympathy and concern for the elderly living alone. Although such an example is extreme, the security risks of elderly people living alone are inevitable.

Raising children to prevent old age is a concept and means of providing for the elderly that people have long relied on. However, with the floating population and the change of life concept, the realistic foundation of raising children to prevent old age is slowly shaking.

Nowadays, few people think that it is unfilial for the elderly not to live with their children, and "separation" is regarded as the progress of the concept of providing for the elderly. It is undeniable that some elderly people who live alone are indeed children who respect their independent and free life needs. However, it is an indisputable fact that there are great security risks for the elderly living alone.

The sudden physical condition of the old man is uncontrollable, and it is enough not to have an accident. Once something happens, people are often caught off guard. Solving the problem of elderly people living alone requires practical actions from all walks of life. It is certainly a good idea to run more nursing homes, but as children, it is the safest and most effective way to try to shorten the distance with the elderly. Compared with the life safety of the elderly, different life concepts and habits are nothing. After all, home-based care for the elderly is the most suitable model for the psychological and physical needs of the elderly.

A community with management, service and security functions can find out the situation of elderly people living alone in its jurisdiction, provide thoughtful services with various forces, and greatly reduce the risks of elderly people living alone.

Facing up to the hidden dangers of the elderly living alone, for children, what is avoided is the harm of "children have to raise and relatives don't stay"; For the public, the solution is the trouble of "what to do when you are old".

Hidden dangers of the elderly living alone 3 Pay attention to the fire safety of the elderly living alone.

On the evening of March 16, the kitchen of the left-behind elderly in Ebian County, Leshan City, Sichuan Province caught fire. Due to the delay in the best alarm time, the home was full of flammable materials such as weeds and dead wood, resulting in the burning of four houses. Fortunately, the sleeping old man was rescued in time. It is understood that both the elderly and children work in other places and usually live alone. After the firemen put out the fire, they set up temporary tents for the elderly before leaving with confidence; A similar case occurred in Kaifu District, Changsha. At 4 o'clock in the morning on June 4, 65438, smoke and flames appeared in a residential building in the Grand Hyatt Xiangdi Community.

When the firemen arrived, they tore down the door and found two old people in the house. Unfortunately, two old people died after being rescued. According to neighbors, Raul doesn't live with his children, but he looks healthy on weekdays and often dances square dance in the community ... Cases of fires in elderly people living alone occur from time to time, among which fire safety issues should be paid attention to.

The old man is old, unresponsive, unable to listen to his legs and feet, and has a weak sense of security. In their solitary life, there are many fire safety hazards. The main performance is that the elderly live frugally and are used to stacking flammable items such as discarded cartons and plastic bottles at home; Unwilling to discard and replace damaged old electrical appliances;

Some old people like to smoke on the sofa or bed, lack of fire safety supervision, and some trivial things in life can only be done by themselves. However, due to the slow action, a slight negligence in cooking, electricity and gas, heating with fire and many other aspects will lead to fire accidents. When the old man found the fire, his alarm consciousness was weak. He wanted to put out the fire first and didn't think of calling the police until the fire got out of control. Coupled with the influence of excessive tension, dialect communication and other factors, he could not tell the location and nature of the fire, which delayed the fire fighting time in all aspects.

On the one hand, as children, we should always warn parents to pay attention to fire safety and help elders eliminate potential safety hazards around them in time. It is necessary to take the initiative to arrange personnel to regularly check the gas pipeline in the nursing home and clean up the oil pollution on the stove and flue; It is necessary to equip the elderly with basic fire-fighting facilities, such as fire extinguishers, escape masks and independent smoke detectors; For the elderly who have smoking habits, we should remind them repeatedly not to smoke in bed or sofa;

It is necessary to teach fire alarm and escape knowledge to the elderly in time to maximize their self-protection ability. On the other hand, the relevant departments, villages (residences) and property management departments should organize regular home visits to help the elderly living alone clean up the potential safety hazards in their residences, repair and replace unqualified or damaged electrical appliances, teach the elderly the correct methods of using fire, electricity, gas and oil, remind them of fire safety precautions, and eliminate the potential safety hazards of the elderly from the source.

Remember the lesson, strengthen the family fire prevention of the elderly living alone, and let the elderly spend their old age safely and healthily. We in Qi Xin need to work together and make active efforts!