In the swimming pool, the coach is teaching the children self-rescue skills in the water.
With the end of the final exam, children are looking forward to summer vacation. How tokeep children safe on summer vacation is a problem that many parents are concerned about.Recently, the reporter has visited some swimming pools, schools, communities and experts to see what tips and suggestions are available for children to spend their summer holiday safely.
Swimming Pools Thronged by Parents
Located in the Tiyuchang Road, Yichang Athletic Sports School Swimming Pool is one of the most professional swimming training venues in the city. On the morning of Jun.30, the reporter came to visit the venue. Coach Liu, who is responsible for the registration, told the reporter that many parents came to consult for swimming training in the past few days.
“Their major concerns are when training is available, what effect can be achieved, and whether it is safe or hygienic.” Coach Liu said that most of these parents were born after 1980, demonstrating a shift from focusing on children’s pure knowledge to quality education and safety education.
“Our courses are mainly breaststroke, butterfly stroke, freestyle, backstroke and self-rescue methods in various situations, which are very practical!” Mr. Ding, the coach said that for example, the backstroke can save most energy, and if someone falls into the water, he can keep the backstroke position floating with waves, which greatly increases the chance of rescue. Besides, if the inexperienced person inhales water by the waves, he will be panic immediately, but here, the coach will guide the correct self-rescue measures.
In addition, in terms of water quality safety, it is also guaranteed in regular swimming pool. There are relevant standards including residual chlorine value, PH value, urea, turbidity, air quality, water temperature, etc. The indoor swimming pool requires self-inspection once every four hours, and the outdoor swimming pool requires self-inspection once every two hours. The health supervision department will also employ third party to conduct random tests, so as to ensure pool safety.
Safety Education Keeps Children Away from Drowning
The Zhangjiadian community in Wujiagang District is an old residential area. The nearby Zhangjiadian vegetable market is well-known. Many vegetable vendors rely on the market to make a living. They settle down by buying a house or rent a house for more than 10 years. Because they have to work hard for their lives during the day, the safety of their children during the summer vacation has become the biggest concern of these migrant workers.
The community secretary told reporters that in order to solve the parents’most urgent and worried things,the community party committee are integrating public resources in its jurisdiction. On the one hand, they will inform parents and students drowning prevention knowledge through short message, announcement and lectures. On the other hand, with the theme of “let the migrant children integrate into the city”, it takes the initiative to organize the migrant children to learn swimming in the regular swimming pool in the city, and participate in the volunteer service,so to help them master survival skills, establish the consciousness of the community owner. Besides, the community party committee actively guides them to participate in the public affairs and practice activities in the community, so as to form a virtuous circle.
In order to prevent the occurrence of drowning incident in the summer, the Binjiang Primary School in Xiling District has carried out various forms of “drowning prevention” safety knowledge education activities.
Huang Jing, the principal of the school, said that the school timely organized all students to carry out“drowning prevention” safety education on Jun.28th through the activities of the theme class meeting,newspaper-handwriting drawing,red scarf broadcasting station publicity and so on, in accordance with the Gezhouba Public Security Bureau, the Xiling District Education Bureau and the relevant units of the Xiba Street Office.
“On the one hand, real cases are introduced to help students understand the importance of drowning prevention; on the other hand, students are taught to save themselves from drowning” HuangJing said that at present, children are working very hard during the whole process, which can effectively improves the awareness of drowning prevention.
Experts: Stay away from These Places
When talking about outdoor swimming, Liu Xun, a staff of the Yichang Swimming Association, introduces some dangerous waters in the urban area: first, the water conditions in some sections along the riverside are more complicated, which is not easy to stand on when returning to shore from the water among the Sanjiang Bridge, Xiling Rd 2 and Zhenjiang Pavilion because of the steep and slippery slope.From the riverside of Shengli Road to the riverside section of the Baota River, there are many different kinds of water plants near the shore, which are easy to get tangled. Besides,the water conditions are complicated with many undercurrents and backwater, which has a great risk of drowning.
The canal is also a high-risk area of drowning. The Dongshan Canal in the city seems to be stable, but the underwater conditions are complicated.
In addition, rural reservoir ponds are also dangerous areas without effective protection measures. If someone is drowning, it is difficult to rescue them in time.
Liu Xun concluded that teenagers should keep in mind the important content of “four Don’ts”, that is, do not swim without parents’guidance; do not swim with schoolmates in the river or fish pond without permission;do not swim in unsecured waters;do not play alone at the waterside without adult supervision. If you suddenly feel uncomfortable during swimming, such as dizziness, nausea, palpitation,and shortness of breath, etc., you should immediately go to shore to rest or call for help. If your calf or foot cramps, do not be panic,in that case, you can kick your leg or do jumping exercises, or massage hard and pull the cramp part. Meanwhile you should call your partner for help.(Journalist Qi Xiaoyu, Correspondent Zhou Juan, Peng Tian, You Xiaobing)