Rules for safe behavior of children on the water

If the students (pupils) strictly observe the safety rules, the rules of safe behavior of children on the water in the summer, children during the long-awaited summer holidays will not only rest, but also preserve and strengthen their health.

To avoid an accident, it is necessary to know and observe the following precautions on the water:

Children are not allowed on the water:

- do not swim outside the enclosing signs of the bathing areas.

- do not swim in air chambers, boards, mattresses.

- drink alcoholic beverages while swimming and chew gum while in the water.

- go to the pond alone.

- swim up to the passing steamers, boats, near which there are waves and currents.

- dive in places with unknown depth, as you can hit your head on sand, clay, break your neck vertebrae, lose consciousness and die.

- jump headfirst into the water from rafts, jetties, and other floating structures. There may be piles, rails, rocks, and glass fragments under the water.

- go to the lake, river on a faulty and fully equipped boat, sit on its sides, change from one place to another, as well as move from one boat to another, get up while driving. It is necessary to have life-saving equipment in the boat.

If you can't swim:

- it is necessary to carry life-saving equipment (circle, life jacket, armbands).

- you can swim only if you have parents or adults nearby.

On the water, children should not:

- bring themselves to chills, it is harmful to health. From hypothermia in the water, life-threatening convulsions may appear, and the arms and legs may contract. In this case, you need to swim on your back.

- go into the water during strong waves.

- swim against a strong current, otherwise you can easily run out of strength. It is best to go with the current, gradually approaching the shore.

- swim up to the whirlpools - this is the biggest danger on the water! It is able to pull a person to a great depth with great force.

- entangled in the algae, do not make sudden movements and jerks, otherwise the loops of the plants will tighten even tighter.

On the water, children should:

- while sitting on the shore, cover their heads from the sun to avoid overheating and sunstroke

Press Service of the Emergency Department of the Almaty region