Since starting my work in the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) I have struggled to get to sleep. Even when I am exhausted, I often lie awake tossing and turning before I finally “switch off”. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is what the experts call it.

After sharing some of my harrowing experiences with family and friends I was encouraged to write it all down and get the story out to the public. Perhaps it will help curb the unnecessary injuries and death to our young ones.

Many readers have told me that the stories have made them weep. It was not my intention to make people cry. My intention is to get the message out there. Many people voice their frustration and dismay at seeing children standing on the seats of cars or sitting on their parent’s lap in the driver’s seat. In many countries, including South Africa, the law is not sufficient to stop this dangerous act. Hence, this book, although it may cause some tears, will hopefully encourage the readers to take more seriously the health and safety of children.

I implore you, the reader, to “push through” the stories and read this book to the end. I also ask that you join me in what I have nicknamed “Operation CHEW” - the “Child Hazard Elimination War”. Help me get the message out there by giving this book as a gift to friends and family.

Names have been changed and the locations of the incidences have purposefully been kept vague to protect the identities of the patients.

Yours in health and safety,

Mark G. Roxburgh

Director & Founder of RescueRoxy™