5 surprising safety facts while swimming

Fact1

According to disease control and prevention centers the drowning rate of children ages 1 to 4 is highest. Most of the kids die on the spot and those who are successful in reaching the hospital emergency even they get a permanent brain injury. So now the question is that how to prevent it?

•        Firstly an adult should supervise when kids are swimming.

•        The pool at home should have a net fence around it.

•        Do not allow your children, swim with their favourite pet or rubber toy because these toys divert attention.

Fact2

There is a myth that mostly boys or men are the drowning victims, well this myth is somehow right because both men and boys become overconfident when they enter the pool and due to this they drown. Some precautionary measures are given below which can help you in guiding your boys and men.

•        Always enrol your children or men in a proper swimming club so that they can get enough knowledge about swimming and safety.

•        Always supervise your child when he is swimming.

•        Never allow “open water” swimming to your children until or unless they have taken proper training.

Fact3

Most of the drowning incidents occur in natural reservoirs or water like lake, river, ocean and etc. and usually adults are victims and the biggest reason is “Alcohol” according to crime and accidents authority. Most of the adults jump in the water when they are drunk and this becomes the reason of their drowning.

How to avoid

•        Do not take any type of alcohol before swimming.

•        Always avoid the severe weather conditions like a thunderstorm.

•        Always swim in the presence of the lifeguard.

Fact4

As per the reports most of the Zwemles rotterdam people do not wear life jackets when they are jetting off on different motor boats. When any boating accident occurs almost 90% of the people drown just because they don’t wear life jackets. Therefore, always wear life jackets and do not use other alternatives like foam toys.

Fact5

The majority of the people use differents chemical for cleaning their swimming pools and chlorine is one of the famous chemicals. It is very easy to use so people always prefer to use it for the sanitation of the pool. But, unfortunately, a number of cases have come forward, which has shown that swimmers got severe skin and eye allergy due to the chlorine.

Prevention

•        Try to use very dilute form of chlorine

•        Do not swim immediately after mixing the chlorine.

•        Try to swim in the natural pool