Dis-Chem Catalogue - 2019/12/01-2020/02/29 (Page 34)

stay safe around water this summer vigilance around water - anything from a bucket to a pool - the list of fun things to do by georgia south cunny days on the beach or around the pool can end in tragedy if young children are not supervised under 15 years old are particularly supervision is necessary for them at all be taken by everyone when in and around water safety at the pool • your pool needs to be completely fenced with a childproof lock on the gate • check that there are no plants or other means for a child to climb over the pool fence • a gate and pool alarm could warn you never be relied upon • never leave the gate to the pool open or prop it open for any reason the importance of the pool area remaining inaccessible to children always be covered - preferably with that has plenty of clearance from the water's surface alone or unsupervised your children learn to float and have • never make an older child swimming lessons responsible for a younger teach your children how to float on one swimming their backs wearing everyday clothes and drown water-wings cannot be relied upon to • teach children to ask permission keep a child safe in the water to swim potential drowning onto social media or the • keep a phone with likes did you in case of an • learn cpr you know? emergency • if children are africa every day being cared • drowning is the second leading cause for at home of accidental death in south africa ensure drown here every year their the number of people left severely disabled and carer can brain damaged from near drowning is more than double the number who drown swim and • with the exception of port elizabeth where over 75% knows cpr cities occur around the home • 70% of drownings of children under four years old • teach your the incidence of drowning increases with age children • 80% of drownings are male never to dive • over 40% of adults who drown have high blood alcohol levels or jump into • most drownings happen unknown waters in summer too