Water Safety

Make sure an adult is constantly watching young children in water.
Children should never swim alone or in unsupervised places.
Walk, don’t run, around swimming pools or on docks.
Never push another person into the water or hold another person under water.
Keep small children away from buckets containing liquids, like 5-gallon buckets.
Never drink alcohol before or during swimming, boating, or water skiing.
Enroll children over 4 years in swimming classes.
Learn adult, child and infant CPR.
Do NOT use air-filled swimming aids (water-wings) in place of life jackets or life preservers for children.
Do not dive into water less than 9 feet deep.

Ocean Safety:

Learn to swim. Stay safe in and around the water is to learn to swim- this is adults and children.
Stay within the designated swimming area, ideally within the visibility of a lifeguard.
Never swim alone.
Check the surf conditions before you enter the water. Check to see if warning flag is up or check with a lifeguard for water conditions, beach conditions, or any potential hazards.
Make sure you have enough energy to swim back to shore.
Don’t swim against a current if caught in one. Swim gradually out of the current, by swimming across it.

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Injury Prevention Program
(361) 694-6700 or call toll free (866) 886-5957
Fax (361) 851-6880 or email us at kyks@driscollchildrens.org.
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Water Safety

Ocean Safety:

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