While the child was eventually pulled out and stitched up for his cuts, his plight caused concern among mallgoers especially since prime mallgoing — summer — is coming up.
Safety expert Bong Oteyza gave tips in a report by Mark Zambrano on 24 Oras to parents to veer their kids away from getting a foot or hand stuck in escalators.
"It's better always to put the youngster, yung mga bata sa gitna nung adult, 'wag sa gilid. Kasi unang-una, delikado rin yun baka mag-over siya dun sa gilid," Oteyza said on Friday.
Any loose clothing or accessories should also be secured to void them from being hooked onto the escalators' teeth.
"Do not allow use loose shoelaces, or necklaces, or belt or whatever na pepwedeng lkainin nung flight nung escalators kasi nagi-interchange 'yan no, pagdating sa landing, iipit at iipit yun," Oteyza added.
According to the report on Friday, the child caught in the elevator is now out of the hospital after having his cut-up hand stitched up.
Millie Dizon, Vice President of the Marketing Communications Grou of SM Supermalls, said the four-year-old boy was "immediately attended to" by their emergency response team and taken to a nearby hospital.
His mother did not file any complaints against the mall.
SOURCE: GMA
Safety expert Bong Oteyza gave tips in a report by Mark Zambrano on 24 Oras to parents to veer their kids away from getting a foot or hand stuck in escalators.
"It's better always to put the youngster, yung mga bata sa gitna nung adult, 'wag sa gilid. Kasi unang-una, delikado rin yun baka mag-over siya dun sa gilid," Oteyza said on Friday.
Any loose clothing or accessories should also be secured to void them from being hooked onto the escalators' teeth.
"Do not allow use loose shoelaces, or necklaces, or belt or whatever na pepwedeng lkainin nung flight nung escalators kasi nagi-interchange 'yan no, pagdating sa landing, iipit at iipit yun," Oteyza added.
According to the report on Friday, the child caught in the elevator is now out of the hospital after having his cut-up hand stitched up.
Millie Dizon, Vice President of the Marketing Communications Grou of SM Supermalls, said the four-year-old boy was "immediately attended to" by their emergency response team and taken to a nearby hospital.
His mother did not file any complaints against the mall.
SOURCE: GMA