Check out the information below to start learning how you and your family can be safer in and around the water this summer.
Summer Water Safety Guide
A recent Red Cross survey shows that almost half the adults surveyed on
water safety say they've had an experience where they nearly drowned. It
is important to follow the basics of water safety, maintain constant
supervision of children and to get trained. This safety guide also
contains a discount coupon for the Red Cross store.
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Would You Know What to Do?
Emergencies can happen anywhere, anytime. In an aquatic emergency, every
second counts. Survival depends on quick rescue and immediate care.
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It Only Takes a Moment
Anyone watching children who are in, on or around water must understand
that drowning happens quickly and suddenly. Any source of water is a
potential drowning hazard, especially for young children and weak
swimmers.
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Is Your Pool Safe?
Home swimming pools offer years of fun and activity for families. They
also can be a significant threat to young children—those living in the
home or in the surrounding neighborhood.
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Where Is It Safe to Swim?
Swimming in lakes, rivers and oceans can be safe and fun at a designated
swimming area that is protected by lifeguards. However, if these
elements are not in place, always assume that any natural body of water
is too dangerous for swimming.
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Your Home Doesn’t Come with a Lifeguard
Staying safe around water is more than staying near the lifeguard at the
pool. Every year many children drown in residential swimming pools,
bath tubs, buckets of water and other containers of water. Anywhere
there is water there is risk for drowning. Do not leave a young child
unattended near any source of water, not even for a moment.
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Life Jackets Aren’t Just for Boats
But, they only work when they are worn. Young children and weak swimmers
should wear life jackets whenever they are in, on or around the water,
even at a pool or a waterpark. Put it on at the dock, deck or shore and
don’t take it off until you are on dry land.
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