We have found out that swimming injuries, drowning and deaths are preventable especially if you follow the safety rules including swimming at approved places, taking notice of flags that indicate safe swimming portions and swimming at beaches with lifeguards.
It is important to note that these safety rules apply around all bodies of water, from the beach or lake to private pools and even bathtubs.
We continue this week by giving you more tips to ensure that your day out at the beach or pool does not end in tragedy.
Here are some tips from www.redcross.org/travelinsurancereview.net
• If you love going to the beach, learn how to swim. Learning to swim is the best defense against drowning. Teach children to swim at an early age.
• Swim near a lifeguard. The chance of drowning at a beach without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.
• Check with lifeguards because they work continually to identify hazards that might affect you. They can advise you on the safest place to swim, as well as places to avoid.
• Never leave a young child unattended near water and do not trust a child’s life to another child; teach children to always ask permission to go near water.
• If a child is missing, check the water first. Seconds count in preventing death or disability.
• If you have a pool, secure it with appropriate barriers. Many children who drown in home pools were out of sight for less than five minutes and in the care of one or both parents at the time.
• Enter water feet first. Serious, lifelong injuries, including paraplegia, occur every year due to diving headfirst into unknown water and striking the bottom.
• Avoid pools that look cloudy. You should be able to see clearly to the bottom. It may not be 100 percent free of germs, but it’s an indication that the pool is being maintained.
• Avoid pools with slimy or sticky sides. It’s a sign that the water isn’t as clean as it should be.
• Always shower before getting in the pool and never let someone in the pool if they’re sick – especially if they have a stomach bug.
• Avoid getting the swimming pool water in your mouth and tell the kids not to swallow it.
• Don’t get cut off by the tide. A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly.
It has been published in Graphic Showbiz, page 8
Continuation of last week's Beach Safety story by Richmond Nyarko
Date of Publication, Thursday 10th September, - October 16, 2019
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