Must-see in summer： tips for preventing drowning

Tips for preventing drowning

SUMMER

2019

Drowning is the "number one killer" of children’s accidents. Summer has arrived, the weather is hot, children’s outdoor swimming and other activities have become frequent, and drowning accidents have entered a high incidence period. Parents must always remind, educate and pay attention, enhance safety awareness and guardianship awareness, earnestly assume guardianship responsibilities, strengthen education and management of children, and prevent accidents caused by drowning. I hope the following drowning prevention tips can help you.

NO.1 main points of drowning prevention

1. It mostly happens on weekends, holidays or after school;

2. Most of them occur in unattended rivers, ponds and other wild waters;

3. Most of them occur in rural areas;

4. Most of them occur in the process of students playing together;

5. Most of them occur in primary school students and junior high school students, and most of them are boys.

NO.2 "six noes" for preventing drowning

1. Do not swim in the water without permission;

2. Do not swim with others without authorization;

3. Do not swim without parents or teachers;

4. Do not swim in the waters without safety facilities and ambulance personnel;

5. Do not swim in unfamiliar waters;

6. Students who are not familiar with water are not allowed to go into the water for rescue.

NO.3 drowning prevention measures

1. Swimming should be led by adults;

2. Don’t play alone by the river or the mountain pond;

3. Do not go swimming in non-swimming areas;

4. Those who can’t swim, don’t swim to the deep water area, even if they are carrying lifebuoys, it is not safe;

5. Make proper preparation activities before swimming to prevent cramps.

NO.4 drowning self-help method

1. Don’t panic, call for help immediately when you find someone around you;

2. Relax your whole body, let your body float on the water, float your head out of the water, kick the water with your feet to prevent physical loss and wait for rescue;

3. Get rid of the heavy objects in shoes and pockets in time. When your body sinks, you can press your palm down.

4. If you suddenly cramp in the water and can’t land, call for help immediately. If there is no one around, you can take a deep breath and dive into the water, straighten the cramped leg and pull your toes up with your hands to relieve the cramp.

NO.5 rescue method for drowning in others

1. When you find the drowning person, you should call for help at the first time, seek the help of the surrounding adults, and call 110 to call the police. Don’t blindly go into the water to rescue;

2. You can hand the bamboo pole to the drowning person, provided that you ensure your own safety. When handing the bamboo pole, you should lie on the ground and lower your center of gravity to avoid being dragged into the water.

3. If floating objects such as foam blocks, lifebuoys and wooden blocks can be found at the scene, they can be thrown to the drowning person to prevent the drowning person from sinking into the water;

4. If there are no bamboo poles, floating objects, etc. at the scene, you can take off your clothes and connect them as a rope and throw them to the drowning person. Remember to lie on the ground to ensure your own safety.

Here, we also propose to the general public:

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I hope all citizens and friends will pay attention to it at any time. If you find minors (especially small boys in groups of three or five) swimming, splashing and playing in ponds, rivers, reservoirs and other places without guardians, please stop them in time! Action by the whole people, starting from you and me and starting from the side!

Let’s act together,

Cherish life and prevent drowning, starting from me!

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