article_snippet.sent: Nearly half of parents have not taught Nearly half of parents children how to dial 999 - and many youngsters think the emergency number is 911, a study found.
article_snippet.sent: And, shockingly, an even greater number said their children children would not know the difference between 999 and 911, the emergency number in the US.
article_snippet.sent: Nearly half of parents have not taught Nearly half of parents children how to dial 999 - and many youngsters think the emergency number is 911, a study found .
article_snippet.sent: The survey of 757 parents found that 37 per cent of parents had not told parents children how to dial 999, with 53 per cent claiming parents had never even considered teaching parents.
article_snippet.sent: And concerningly, 65 per cent of parents said parents children did not know the difference between 999 and America
article_snippet.sent: 78 per cent of respondents know that you can dial 999 from a locked phone, but only 23 per cent are confident respondents
article_snippet.sent: Of those parents who said those parents who said they had not taught them how to dial 999 had not taught those parents who said they had not taught them how to dial 999 how to dial 999, more than 60 per cent admitted those parents who said they had not taught them how to dial 999 were not confident those parents who said they had not taught them how to dial 999 child would know what to do if someone collapsed, wouldn’t wake up or if there was a fire.
article_snippet.sent: But campaigners say that even toddlers under the age of five should be taught how to call 999.
article_snippet.sent: And it says that parents should explain to parents children what kinds of medical situations would definitely require a 999 call, such as chest pain, breathing problems, choking or drowning.
article_snippet.sent: Joe Mulligan, head of first aid learning at the Red Cross, said: ‘Children as young as five can learn some basic first aid, but we know that even younger children can be introduced to the idea of dialling 999.
highlights_snippet.sent: Study found many children don't know the difference between 999 and 911 .
  