Organizational page for Wikijunior:Water Safety.

Useful images:

• Image:Swimming lessons.jpg
• Image:Wear your pfd.jpg
• Image:Sleeping sailor.jpg
• Image:Water safety information.jpg
• Image:Swimming Lesson.jpg
• Image:Martha passes swimming lessons.jpg
• Image:Kids.jpg

Resources:

• Kid's water safety from the USACE
• Water safety tips from the Red Cross
• Safe Passage

Hierarchy

1)Backyard Pools

• Safety first:
  • Fences, locks/latches, accessible phone, learn FA/CPR, supervise the pool when in use <--for parents
  • Use only w/ permission & direct supervision <--for kids
• Use stats from drowning report

2)Small Boats

• Lifejackets:
  • Wear them, even if you can swim, even ...
  • Wear one that fits (how to tell)
• What to take in boats
  • Sometimes there are laws that tell you
  • Even if there aren't, here's what you should take in a boat
• Stuff to do before leaving
  • Tell someone where you're going, when you'll be back
  • Check the weather, and prepare accordingly

3)Big Boats

• maybe not necessary?

4)Cold Water and Ice

• Ice thickness stuff
• Falling through ice
  • Stay flat on ice; break away the thin stuff, and climb on the thicker ice
  • Call for help
  • If rescuing someone who's fallen in, stay flat on the ice and reach to them with something
  • Get to shelter after; basic hypothermia treatment

5)Public Pools and Supervised Waterfronts

• What is the lifeguard's job?
  • We do prevention first, safety supervision second - we are not babysitters
• What is the parent's job?
  • Supervise your children in accordance with facility rules (ie 2:1, 3:1 whatever) especially toddlers (insert stats from the latest drowning report)
• If something happens, don't hesitate to let the guards know.