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Red Cross Provides Tips to Keep Trick or Treaters
Safe this Halloween
Published: October 27, 2023
at 01:15 p.m.
By: Press Release from American Red Cross, Eastern
New York Region
Keep Trick or Treaters Safe this Halloween
Halloween is just
days away. Little superheroes, cartoon and television characters will soon
be out in their neighborhoods for trick or treat fun. The American Red
Cross, Eastern New York Region, has tips to keep you and your family
safe and healthy this Halloween.
Trick-or-Treating
- Make your trick-or-treaters visible to others. Provide kids with reflective gear, flashlights and glow sticks to help make the route
easier for them to follow and more visible to any vehicles on the
roads. Adding reflective tape to costumes and treat buckets can help
increase your trick-or-treater’s visibility to traffic.
- Keep your hands clean. Bring hand sanitizer and wash your hands when
you get home.
- Practice pedestrian safety. Look both ways before crossing streets (at
street corners). Use sidewalks to walk to the next destination. If
sidewalks are not available, walk on the edge of the roadway, while
facing traffic. Cross at the corners of the street, not between parked
cars.
- Be considerate of other people. Only visit homes with a porch light on and accept
treats at the door.
- Know where your trick-or-treaters are going
and who they will be with. Have a parent or responsible adult accompany any younger
children during Halloween activities.
- Have an adult check all candy before
eating. Dispose
of any loose, open candy, or candy that could be a choking hazard or
any unfamiliar brands.
Handing Out Candy
- Do not hand out candy if anyone in the
household is not feeling well or isolating. This helps keep everyone as healthy as
possible.
- Provide proper lighting and sweep clear your
sidewalks and steps. Having
good lighting and a clear path helps visitors see where they are
walking and avoid getting hurt.
Driving on
Halloween
- Watch for trick-or-treaters. Sometimes people may forget to look both ways
before crossing streets, so make sure you pay attention while driving.
Many areas practice daytime trick-or-treating on Halloween too and
will have children on the streets throughout the entire day.
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American Red Cross:
The American Red
Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of
disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills
that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports
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