WATER SAFETY

IS FOR YOU

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at the beach!

Make sure it is deep enough to dive. Only dive off the diving board unless an adult says the water is deep enough somewhere else.

Do not eat food or

chew gum while you

are swimming you

could choke!

Don’t push or jump on others. You

could accidentally hurt yourself or someone else!

Pool toys can be fun to play with, but they

shouldn’t be used as life saving tools. The toys can

lose their air and float away.

Check the temperature of the water. Water that is too cold can

shock your body making your blood pressure and heart rate go up. It can also make your muscles

slow and hard to swim.

Place barriers around pools so that little children

cannot get into the pool by themselves. Help save your little brothers and sisters!

The

beach

can be

fun, but

you

need to

be safe!

Rip Currents

Don’t swim too

close to piers. If

the water moves

too fast you

could hit a rock

or the pillars.

Waves are strong

and can push you

deep under the

water. Always stay

close to an adult

and head to shore

if they are too

rough!

Riptides or rip currents are strong

and can pull swimmers away from

shore. If you are caught in one

swim parallel to the shore until you

are out and then swim back to

shore.

Why it is

important to

be safe

around water:

People are not like fish. We need

air to breath and if we get too

much water in our lungs we could

drown.

Drowning is the

second most

common cause of

death in kids

under the age of

14.

Know your limits.

Your body could

have cramps,

where your

muscles have

spasms and

hurt. If this

happens sit out

and rest for a

little bit.

Water Safety is very

important!

Reach or Throw:If someone is drowning and close to the edge you can reach out and grab them, but make sure you don’t lean too far! If they are too far away throw them something to float with like an empty bottle or a life vest.

Don’t get in! If there are two

people stuck in the water

then the lifeguard has to

save two people. No one

untrained should EVER get

in after a victim. This is

putting yourself in danger.

In case of emergency:

Check their pulse for 10 seconds. If

the victim has no pulse perform CPR

until proper help arrives.

CPR is as easy as C-A-B.

30 compressions.

Push hard and fast

on the center of the

victim’s chest.

Tilt the victim’s

head back and lift

the chin to open

the airway.

Give two mouth-

to-mouth

breaths

If there is not a lifeguard

have someone call 911

and try to help the person

out of the water. If there

is a lifeguard around let

them know of the

accident. Then you can

call 911.