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How can drowning be prevented? t 4 <br />To help prevent water- related injuries: 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 <br />• Supervision when in or around the Water. Designate a responsible adult to watch <br />young children while in the bath and all children swimming or playing in or around water. <br />Supervisors of preschool children should provide "touch supervision", be close enough to <br />reach the child at all times. Adults should not be involved in any other distracting activity <br />(such as reading, playing cards, talking on the phone, or mowing the lawn) while <br />supervising children. <br />• Buddy System. Always swim with a buddy. Select swimming sites that have lifeguards <br />whenever possible. <br />• Seizure Disorder Safety. If you or a family member has a seizure disorder, provide one <br />-on -one supervision around water, including swimming pools. Consider taking showers <br />rather than using a bath tub for bathing. <br />• Learn to Swim. Formal swimming lessons can protect young children from drowning. <br />However, even when children have had formal swimming lessons, constant, careful <br />supervision when children are in the water, and barriers, such as pool fencing, to prevent <br />unsupervised access are necessary. <br />• Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). In the time it might take for <br />paramedics to arrive, your CPR skills could make a difference in someone's life. <br />• Do Not Use Air- Filled or Foam Toys. Do not use air - filled or foam toys, such as <br />"water wings ", "noodles ", or inner - tubes, in place of life jackets (personal flotation <br />devices). These toys are not designed to keep swimmers safe. <br />• Avoid Alcohol. Avoid drinking alcohol before or during swimming, boating, or water <br />skiing. Do not drink alcohol while supervising children. <br />If you have a swimming pool at home: <br />Four -Sided Fencing. Install a four -sided pool fence that completely separates the house <br />and play area of the yard from the pool area. The fence should be at least 4 feet high. Use <br />self - closing and self- latching gates that open outward with latches that are out of reach of <br />children. Also, consider additional barriers such as automatic door locks or alarms to <br />prevent access or notify you if someone enters the pool area. <br />Clear the Pool and Deck of Toys. Remove floats, balls and other toys from the pool <br />and surrounding area immediately after use so children are not tempted to enter the pool <br />area unsupervised. <br />If you are in or around natural bodies of water: <br />• Know the local weather conditions and forecast before swimming or boating. Strong winds <br />and thunderstorms with lightning strikes are dangerous. <br />• Use U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets when boating, regardless of distance to be <br />traveled, size of boat, or swimming ability of boaters. <br />• Know the meaning of and obey warnings represented by colored beach flags °F Ey <br />Chltp: //www . iisia.o:t4 � resource/resmgr /lifeguard library /flagwarningstandardsilsfinalndfl ,which <br />may vary from one beach to another. <br />• Watch for dangerous waves and signs of rip currents {htto: / /www ripcurrents noaa ov /) <br />(e.g., water that is discolored and choppy, foamy, or filled with debris and moving in a <br />channel away from shore). If you are caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore; once <br />free of the current, swim toward shore. <br />http: / /www. cdc.gov /homeandrecreationalsafety /water- safety /waterinjuries- factsheet.html 10/19/2011 <br />