A minor who fell from the second floor was in the intensive care unit: his parents were nearby during the disaster

As reported by Panevėžys County. police, the disaster happened on June 24. around 6:30 p.m. According to police, a minor born in 2015 fell out of the window and was placed in the intensive care unit after a medical examination.

Panevezys County Tadas Martinaitis, LSC Communications Division Chief Specialist, told Delfi that, according to preliminary data, the disaster occurred when parents were nearby. The girl fell from the second floor, but not from an apartment building, but from a private house.

“The parents were together, at some point an accident like this happened. According to preliminary data, the police did not know the family until this case.”

Rūta Karčiauskienė, Chief Specialist of the Public Relations and Communication Division of the State Service for the Protection and Adoption of Children’s Rights, could only confirm that her family was also not known for her service.

“Child rights specialists communicate with the child’s parents, their opinions will be heard and the situation will be evaluated,” he said.

There has been an increase in similar reports

There has recently been an increase in similar reports of infants and toddlers being injured or killed.

In early June, the police clarified the circumstances regarding a minor who fell and died in Kaunas through the window of an apartment. A couple of weeks ago, the country was also surrounded by news of a baby left on the steps of an apartment building that was barely fatal. After this shocking news about Lithuania, another girl gave birth to a baby in the open-air bath, who did not survive.

Another tragic event happened in Kuršėnai, when a minor decided to play on the train tracks and was mortally wounded. The boy died in his grandmother’s eyes.

For all these disasters, child rights specialists issued a press release urging parents not to lose vigilance during the summer. They recalled that the child’s parents or other representatives of the child are required by law to ensure that a child under the age of 6 is not left without the care of a person over the age of 14 without objective reason. It is also necessary to assess whether the child is mature enough to listen to the parents’ instructions when they are not around.

Advocates for children’s rights also advised making sure the child can lock and unlock doors, open and close windows, and when necessary, can contact parents or other adults immediately for help.

“Summer vacations often take place in the wild, so once again remind kids about safe behavior in water and on the water, the dangers of fire, talk about why they can’t get into the woods alone or interacting with strangers. For adults, this seems to be the ordinary truth of life, children should be educated and constantly reminded that it is safer, along with their loved ones, “he stressed the importance of the security of communication about the theme of the Panevėžys Žaneta Ginaitė County Child Rights Protection Division (VTAS).

At the same time, she noted that celebrations are often unimaginable even without alcohol, which is why child rights advocates noted that parents must first appreciate that they are an example to their children and think about it before raising a cup.

“And if you have already decided to have fun, don’t forget that where there are children, there must also be a responsible person who is capable of adequately attending to the child’s needs.” We remind you that at night, from 10 p.m. at 6 a.m. Children under the age of 14 cannot be left alone or left outside in the morning. “