Imibhede ye-bunk ivame ukusetshenziselwa njengombhede wokuqala wengane noma omncane wezingane uma evula isikhala - mhlawumbe cishe eminyakeni engu-2 noma ngamasentimitha angu-890 ubude. Amanye amabhedi e-bunk nawo asetshenziselwa ngokwehlukana njengemibhede emibili yabantwana abadala kanye nabantu abadala.
Izingozi
Unyaka ngamunye, izingane ezingaphezu kuka-35,000 zithola ukwelashwa kwegumbi lokuphuthumayo esibhedlela ngenxa yokulimala okuhlobene nemibhede yebhino.
Iningi lalezi zilimaze zincane futhi zenzeka lapho izingane ziwela emibhedeni. Izingane ezidlala emibhedeni yazo yebhino ngokuvamile zifaka isandla kulezi zingozi.
Kukhona ezinye izinto ezibonakala zingacacile, kodwa zingase zibe nezingozi ezinzima ezihlobene nezakhiwo zebhinobhodi eziye zavimbela izingane futhi zaholela ekuqothulweni noma ekufeni kwabantu.
Eqinisweni, i-CPSC ibike okungenani ukushona kwabantu abangu-57 okuhlobene nemibhede yemibhobho eminyakeni yama-1990.
Ukuphepha
Ukuze ugcine izingane zakho ziphephile lapho ulele embhedeni womabha, kufanele:
- Njalo sebenzisa ama-guardrails amabili ohlangothini eliphezulu. Gcina izigcawu ezivikelekile endaweni zonke ngezikhathi zonke kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uneminyaka engakanani yengane. Izingane zihambahamba ngesikhathi sokulala futhi zingase zivuke embhedeni.
- Ungavumeli izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-6 ubudala ukuba zilale ebhakheni eliphezulu.
- Qinisekisa ukuthi izibopho ezingaphansi zingaphansi kombhede wombhede ngamunye futhi zivikeleke endaweni ngisho noma amabheki asetshenziswa njengemibhede emibili.
- Gcizelela izingane ukuthi zisebenzise isiteji hhayi izihlalo noma ezinye izingcezu zefenisha ukuze zikhuphuke noma ziphume ebhakheni eliphezulu.
- Fundisa izingane ukuthi ukudlala okunzima kuyinto engaphephile nxazonke nasemibhedeni nakwezinye ifenisha.
- Cabanga ukusebenzisa ukukhanya ebusuku ukuze izingane zikwazi ukubona isiteji uma zivuka ebusuku.
Futhi qiniseka ukuthi umbhede wengane yakho ingakhumbuli.
> Imithombo:
> D'Souza et al. Ukulimala Okubanjelwe Umbhede Emabhuladini Phakathi Kwezingane Nezingane Ezitholakalayo Ezithathwa Eminyangweni Ephuthumayo e-United States, 1990-2005. Izingane zokwelapha. Juni 2008, VOLUME 121 / ISSUE 6.
Izinkinga ze-CPSC Standard Standard Standard Yokuphepha Imibhede Yobunkunk. Inombolo yokukhishwa: 00024.Disemba 02, 1999