AN EX-PARAMEDIC has issued an urgent warning to parents who own pets – as a specific accessory could result in death.
Nikki and her sister Rach started their own business called Tiny Hearts nine years ago in a bid to “educate parents and caregivers to save a life”.
Now, the ex-paramedic and her sister Rach often use their social media accounts to spread their top tips and tricks.
And in one such video, Nikki revealed the one pet object she’s extremely cautious about in the home.
She made the video in response to one user’s comment: “My child can drown in my cat's water bowl?”
Nikki replied by sharing a clip of a pet bowl and questioning: “Where is your pet’s water bowl?”
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Picking the bowl up, she then walked to another location as she told viewers: “This is your reminder to move your pet bowls into a safe area where pets can access but kids cannot!”
She went on: “Kids can drown in 5 cm of water in just 20 seconds!”
Nikki then placed the bowl down on the floor in another room before shutting the door behind her, ensuring the kids wouldn’t be able to get to it on their own.
In the caption, she added: “Children can drown quickly and silently.
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“It only takes a few centimetres and 20 seconds. Pet water bowls are a drowning risk, don’t leave your child unattended around one.
“Move to a safer location if you can.”
According to the Royal Life Saving Society, 35 children died from accidental drowning in 2022.
And Ross Smith, an ex-ambulance paramedic and founder of Safer Little Steps, was in complete agreement with Nikki’s assessment of pet water bowls.
He said you should never leave a child unsupervised around water.
“A little crawling child can drop their face into that and drown,” he said in a TikTok video. “It’s a very small amount of water and they drown very quickly.”
According to St John Ambulance, if you’re in a situation where your child appears to be unresponsive and not breathing properly, you need to call 999 or 112 for emergency help and start CPR right away.
If on your own, you must give CPR for one minute before calling for help on a speakerphone.
Read St John Ambulance’s full advice on CPR here.
Upon seeing TikTok user @tinyheartseducation’s video, people were quick to comment as one person wrote: “New fear unlocked”.
Some were left unconvinced pet bowls could pose a threat. Replying to this, one person argued: “Hey guys, maybe the baby could fall face first in it?”
One person replied: “Usually the case! Their heads are so big by proportion they can’t pull themselves out”.
Another shared: “I mean I supervise my child but okay”.
While some people were worried for the pet if their water bowl is placed behind a closed door.
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“How’s the animal meant to drink that,” one person asked, to which another replied: “Maybe the room is a pet room or the owner would open the door, I see where you’re coming from though how can it get its drink from a closed door”.
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