MAY IS WATER SAFETY MONTH AND THE Y WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, FUN TIME IN AND AROUND WATER
As temperatures rise, kids want to cool off – whether that’s in home pools, lakes or rivers around our area. With May being National Water Safety Month, now is the time for parents and caregivers to reinforce the importance of water safety and equip their kids with the essential skills to keep them safe in and around water.
Here are five tips to ensure a safe and enjoyable swimming experience for all.
When children are swimming, make sure they are actively supervised at all times. Teach your children that they should only swim in locations where a lifeguard is on duty, or where a responsible adult agrees to watch the children in the water without distractions.
2. SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDREN WHENEVER THEY’RE IN OR NEAR WATER
Whether it’s bath time or taking a dip in a pool or lake, make sure your children are within arm’s reach at all times.
There are plenty of fun games to play in the water; breath-holding games are not one of them. Children should not hold their breath for a prolonged amount of time while swimming, as this can cause drowning and has several other severe physical side-effects.
4. WEAR A LIFE JACKET
Inexperienced or non-swimmers should always wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket.
5. DON’T JUMP IN THE WATER TO SAVE A FRIEND WHO IS STRUGGLING IN DEEP WATER
If a child finds their friend in deep water unexpectedly, their natural instinct may be to jump in the water to try to save them. Even if a child is a great swimmer, a panicked person will overpower them and easily pull the rescuer underwater. The Y’s Safety Around Water program teaches the “reach, throw, don’t go” concept of using a long object to reach for them and pull them to safety. By using this technique children can help their friend without compromising their own safety.
Only 56% of adults can perform all five basic skills needed to swim safely. A report from the American Red Cross shows many Americans believe they are better swimmers than they actually are.
No running, eating, gum, or glass containers. Exit the pool at the first sign of thunderstorms or lightning. If there is no lifeguard or supervising adult, wait to swim.
Ans:Ways of safe handling of drinking water are: i)Water should be stored in clean and covered container. ii)we should not dip our hand in water stored for drinking . iii)We should use ladle to take out water from the container.
Enter the water feet first. The safest way to enter the water is to sit on the side of the pool, place your hands to one side then turn to face the wall and slide in feet first. Display a resuscitation chart on your home pool fence. Familiarise children with water by taking them to lessons at the local pool.
"Eighty-five-percent of Americans said they could swim, but then only a little over half of those people could perform the five basic skills for water competency." That means almost half, 44-percent to be specific, cannot accomplish those skills to save their lives while in the water.
Other basic rules and tips to teach your children for all aquatic environments include the following: o Always swim with a partner or as a pair. Never swim alone! o Swim only in supervised areas. o Always walk, never run or skip. o Check the depth of the water before jumping or diving in the water.
There are three dimensions of risk in every drowning; the water, the person and the response. Thus we created the Safer 3 Message as a simple way to educate people simply, quickly and easily.
Never swim alone. Swim only in designated areas and areas supervised by a lifeguard. Set up specific swimming rules for each member of your family or group based on swimming abilities. Closely supervise children in, on or around the water, even when a lifeguard is present.
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