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The reduction of drowning through education and basic prevention steps, has become a necessity. Training information can be found through the following organizations Star Fish Aquatics, Jeff Ellis and Associates, through the local chapter of then American Red Cross and many other local organizations. | The reduction of drowning through education and basic prevention steps, has become a necessity. Training information can be found through the following organizations Star Fish Aquatics, Jeff Ellis and Associates, through the local chapter of then American Red Cross and many other local organizations. | ||
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* Learn to [[swimming|swim]] | * Learn to [[swimming|swim]] | ||
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* Swim in areas where adequate supervision is present ie a trained and certified Lifeguard. | * Swim in areas where adequate supervision is present ie a trained and certified Lifeguard. | ||
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* Ensure that boats are reliable, properly loaded and that functional emergency equipment is onboard. | * Ensure that boats are reliable, properly loaded and that functional emergency equipment is onboard. | ||
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* Consider cold-acclimatisation training for swimming in very cold water. | * Consider cold-acclimatisation training for swimming in very cold water. | ||
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* Keep children under a watchful eye | * Keep children under a watchful eye | ||
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Primary Prevention
The reduction of drowning through education and basic prevention steps, has become a necessity. Training information can be found through the following organizations Star Fish Aquatics, Jeff Ellis and Associates, through the local chapter of then American Red Cross and many other local organizations.
Training Emphasises to Help Prevent Drowning
- Learn to swim
- Basic water rescue.
- Keep a watch out for others.
- Swim in areas where adequate supervision is present ie a trained and certified Lifeguard.
Common Sense Around the Water to Help Prevent Drowning
- Ensure that boats are reliable, properly loaded and that functional emergency equipment is onboard.
- Wear a properly fitting lifejacket while enjoying water sports such as sailing, surfing or canoeing.
- Pay attention to the weather, tides and water conditions, especially currents. Currents always look weaker from the outside!
- Have a locked fence around swimming pools.
- Consider cold-acclimatisation training for swimming in very cold water.
Emphasis may be Needed in these Areas to Help Prevent Drowning
- Keep children under a watchful eye
- Diving into an unknown depth and or bottom countour area
- Swimming alone
- Swimming at night
- Swimming while under the influence of drugs and or alcohol.
- Using hyperventilation to extend a breath-hold dive, see deep and shallow water blackout
- Relying on swimming aids as they may fail.
- Playing games that will put your life, or others', at risk.
- Diving into water where the bottom cannot clearly be seen or depth determined.
- Walking on ice unless it is known absolutely that the ice is thick enough over the entire route.
- Be aware of your personal limits.
- Swimming in cold water unless first, fully cold-acclimatised and experienced winter swimmer.