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Living Safe Sound, after their john boat overturned in 40 If a person does get in trouble in the
knot winds. That evening, the winds went water, there are some things that you must
A double-edged from flat calm to 40 knots instantly. do. You need to throw something to them,
The number one cause of child drowning
preferably something that you can tow them
sword is a lack of parental supervision. Being in with. You only go to them as a last resort
and you must be a strong swimmer, if you
distracted for a split second is enough
attempt to rescue someone. If the person
time for a young child to fall into a pool
By Pete Hypes and drown. Cell phones have become the goes down, it is important to call 9-1-1, as
greatest distracter of us all. If you have quickly as possible. It is also important to
ith temperatures hovering around or swimmers can be life threatening to you children and you are going to the pool, then know the last seen point. These things will
the 100-degree mark, water and others. Diving injuries can occur to your children must take priority over your be important to a quick recovery/rescue,
Wactivities are most appealing. A sober and intoxicated people alike. A dive phone. Let me say this, the lifeguard is not by a fire department dive team. As stated
pool, a pond, the river, the ocean or a water injury can cause an irreparable neck or your child’s babysitter. Drownings are tragic previously, it is imperative that you do
park are the best solutions for beating the spinal injury, and can be fatal. I have told and preventable. Watch your children every everything possible to prevent this from
heat. The problem is that the water draws all you about one of the worst cases that I ever single moment. occurring. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
types of people, namely swimmers and non- ran. We were dispatched, at 4:30 AM, for
swimmers. Vacations are in full swing, with a possible drowning. In the end, we found
people flocking to the beaches. The point that a person that had been partying with SAVE ENERGY! SLASH FUEL BILLS!
friends, dove into the shallow end of the
of this article is to remind you about water pool. Despite our best efforts and the fact got storm damage?got storm damage?
safety, hopefully getting you to the end of REDUCE OUTSIDE NOISE!
the summer, without a water emergency. that there were three paramedics on the We specialize in exterior home remodeling!
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