Still worrisome. It cannot be locked. What if it is summer and the cooling fails. It is attached to a firehouse. Why do they not accept babies at the firehouse? They do in some places. I understand what you mean. There are such horrid things that happen, this is better than others. But those babies.
This is the method for accepting babies! Mother puts the baby in, pushes it forward, baby is now inside the firehouse, with their air conditioning, and a room full of paramedics.
I am sorry, but that's not what this report states: https://www.facebook.com/LaPorteCountySheriffsOffice/posts/1389302177845411 On Tuesday November 7, 2017 at 10:24 PM emergency responders were dispatched to the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department at 7111 W CR 400 N after the La Porte County 911 Center received an alarm from the “Safe Haven Baby Box”. Coolspring Fire Chief Mick Pawlik was the first to arrive at the station, within five minutes, and found that a newborn infant had been left in the baby box. An ambulance from La Porte County Emergency Medical Service arrived a short time later and transported the infant to Franciscan St. Anthony’s hospital in Michigan City; the infant appeared to be healthy and in good condition. SO, emergency responders were dispatched to the Fire House AND an Ambulance arrived a short time later, SO, NO the baby was not have a full room of paramedics. The baby had to wait 5 minutes til the Chief arrived and then additional minutes til medics arrived. We never know what condition that a baby will be in when dropped off. Every minute is crucial.
What's to prevent someone lurking nearby and immediately running over and grabbing the baby before fire dept personnel respond? And I wonder if that's ever happened?
"Several times, curious people have accidentally triggered the alarm for the box, which is located on the outside of the fire station." This idea was thought up by a firefighter :
Monica Kelsey, a firefighter and medic and founder of Woodburn, Ind.-based Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Kelsey said her organization runs a 24-hour hotline (1-866-99BABY1)
But the Save Haven boxes never gained the approval of the Indiana Department of Health and the Department of Child Services. The organizations said there's no evidence supporting the boxes being a safe way for a child to be turned over. An infant needs to be turned over directly to a health or public safety professional, they argue.
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carmencita ago
Disposable Children. I want to cry.
Alwaysmakingprogress ago
The hope is that women will use these instead of dumpsters.
carmencita ago
Still worrisome. It cannot be locked. What if it is summer and the cooling fails. It is attached to a firehouse. Why do they not accept babies at the firehouse? They do in some places. I understand what you mean. There are such horrid things that happen, this is better than others. But those babies.
Alwaysmakingprogress ago
This is the method for accepting babies! Mother puts the baby in, pushes it forward, baby is now inside the firehouse, with their air conditioning, and a room full of paramedics.
carmencita ago
I am sorry, but that's not what this report states: https://www.facebook.com/LaPorteCountySheriffsOffice/posts/1389302177845411 On Tuesday November 7, 2017 at 10:24 PM emergency responders were dispatched to the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department at 7111 W CR 400 N after the La Porte County 911 Center received an alarm from the “Safe Haven Baby Box”. Coolspring Fire Chief Mick Pawlik was the first to arrive at the station, within five minutes, and found that a newborn infant had been left in the baby box. An ambulance from La Porte County Emergency Medical Service arrived a short time later and transported the infant to Franciscan St. Anthony’s hospital in Michigan City; the infant appeared to be healthy and in good condition. SO, emergency responders were dispatched to the Fire House AND an Ambulance arrived a short time later, SO, NO the baby was not have a full room of paramedics. The baby had to wait 5 minutes til the Chief arrived and then additional minutes til medics arrived. We never know what condition that a baby will be in when dropped off. Every minute is crucial.
Alwaysmakingprogress ago
Little towns without full time fire crews have people on call. Again, not perfect, but better than the status quo ante.
carmencita ago
Nope. There are other ways to cope with this.
HennyPenny ago
What's to prevent someone lurking nearby and immediately running over and grabbing the baby before fire dept personnel respond? And I wonder if that's ever happened?
"Several times, curious people have accidentally triggered the alarm for the box, which is located on the outside of the fire station." This idea was thought up by a firefighter :
Monica Kelsey, a firefighter and medic and founder of Woodburn, Ind.-based Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Kelsey said her organization runs a 24-hour hotline (1-866-99BABY1)
But the Save Haven boxes never gained the approval of the Indiana Department of Health and the Department of Child Services. The organizations said there's no evidence supporting the boxes being a safe way for a child to be turned over. An infant needs to be turned over directly to a health or public safety professional, they argue.
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/news/12380065/infant-left-michigan-city-in-fire-station-safe-haven-baby-box-firefighter-news
http://www.safehavenbabyboxes.com/about-us.html http://saveabandonedbabies.org/ "