Being Safe in an Aquatic Environment -Fall 2023.pptx

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE COURSE SYLLABUS? KHS 132 - RECREATIONAL SPORTS IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT PAULA KASHTON CONTACT THROUGH UR COURSES HOW TO STAY SAFE IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT GENERAL FACTS FROM RED CROSS CANADA ACCORDING TO RED CROSS CANADA, DATA FROM 1991 TO 2013 REVEAL...

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE COURSE SYLLABUS? KHS 132 - RECREATIONAL SPORTS IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT PAULA KASHTON CONTACT THROUGH UR COURSES HOW TO STAY SAFE IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT GENERAL FACTS FROM RED CROSS CANADA ACCORDING TO RED CROSS CANADA, DATA FROM 1991 TO 2013 REVEALS: • ON AVERAGE, 518 CANADIANS DIED ANNUALLY IN WATER-RELATED FATALITIES. • THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF WATER-RELATED DEATHS. • 57% OF WATER-RELATED FATALITIES OCCURRED IN SUMMER MONTHS. • MALES ACCOUNTED FOR 82% OF WATER-RELATED FATALITIES. • PERSONS MOST AT RISK WERE 15 TO 34 YEAR OLD MALES, AND 65+ YEAR OLD MALES. HOW CAN YOU HELP IN A DROWNING EVENT? • RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF SOMEONE IN TROUBLE AND SHOUT FOR HELP. • RESCUE AND REMOVE THE PERSON FROM THE WATER WITHOUT PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER. • ASK SOMEONE TO CALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS). • IF ALONE, GIVE 2 MINUTES OF CARE, THEN CALL EMS. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relat edvideo?&q=american+red+cross+chain+ of+drowning+survival&&mid=5D2A8501C5 9C9CB211CC5D2A8501C59C9CB211CC&&F ORM=VRDGAR • BEGIN RESCUE BREATHING AND CPR. • USE AN AED IF AVAILABLE AND TRANSFER CARE TO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. MOVEMENT ACTIVITY – STAND UP AND MARCH UNTIL YOU HAVE OFFERED AN IDEA… HOW CAN DROWNINGS BE PREVENTED? • LEARN TO SWIM • WEAR A LIFEJACKET OR PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) • BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY IF YOU CONSUME ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR MEDICATION • BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY IF BOATING • SUPERVISE TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES • SWIM WITH A WATER SMART BUDDY NEARBY • DON’T DIVE INTO SHALLOW OR UNKNOWN WATER – ALWAYS ENTER FEET FIRST! • CHECK FOR HAZARDS, AND CREATE A SAFE AQUATIC SETTING • SWIM IN SUPERVISED AREAS • KNOW THE DANGERS OF COLD WATER • KNOW THE DANGERS OF HOT WATER RED CROSS TIP SHEETS FOR SAFETY POSTED ON UR COURSES AS SUGGESTED READINGS • HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.CA/CRC/DOCUMENTS/WHAT-WE-DO/SWIMMING-WAT ER-SAFETY/TP_WS_TIPSHEET_BACKYARD_POOLS_EN.PDF • HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.CA/CRC/DOCUMENTS/TIPSHEET_OPENWATER_2017.P DF • HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.CA/CRC/DOCUMENTS/WHAT-WE-DO/SWIMMING-WAT ER-SAFETY/WS_TIPSHEET_SUMMERWATERSAFETY_2013_EN.PDF • HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.CA/CRC/DOCUMENTS/WHAT-WE-DO/SWIMMING-WAT ER-SAFETY/WS_TIPSHEET_DIVING_2013_EN.PDF • HTTPS://WWW.REDCROSS.CA/TRAINING-AND-CERTIFICATION/SWIMMING-ANDWATER-SAFETY-TIPS-AND-RESOURCES/SWIMMING-BOATING-AND-WATER-SAFE TY-TIPS/HOLDING-YOUR-BREATH-UNDERWATER • THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT, BUT SWIMMING SKILLS ALONE AREN’T ALWAYS ENOUGH TO SAVE A LIFE. MANY DROWNING INCIDENTS INVOLVE OTHER FACTORS THAT SWIMMING SKILLS ALONE CANNOT PREPARE AN INDIVIDUAL FOR. • LEARNING WATER SAFETY—SUCH AS HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY, AND WHAT TO DO IF ONE SHOULD OCCUR—IS KEY TO PREVENTING AN EMERGENCY IN OR ON THE WATER. SWIMMING SKILLS COMBINED WITH WATER SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SAVES LIVES. SELF RESCUE • IN GOOD WATER CONDITIONS: • SWIM – POSSIBLY REMOVE ADDITIONAL CLOTHING THAT MIGHT DRAG YOU DOWN, ESPECIALLY SHOES • TREAD WATER • MOTIONLESS FLOAT • IN COLD WATER: • GET OUT OF COLD WATER AND REMOVE WET CLOTHING ASAP – DRY OFF AND KEEP WARM • HEAT ESCAPE LESSENING POSITION (H.E.L.P.) • HUDDLE POSITION • IN HOT WATER: • LIMIT YOUR TIME IN A HOT TUB • IF YOU FEEL DIZZY, LAY IN HORIZONTAL POSITION, CALL FOR HELP SELF RESCUE • IN MOVING WATER SUCH AS A RIVER OR CURRENT: • TRY TO STAY CALM AND DON’T FIGHT THE WATER CURRENT OR WAVES • TURN ONTO YOUR BACK AND TRY TO STAY AT THE SURFACE • MOVE, FEET FIRST WITH THE CURRENT • SCAN FOR AND AVOID OBSTACLES AND DEBRIS • MANOEUVRE DIAGONALLY OUT OF THE CURRENT TO SHORE EVEN IF YOU ARE A CONFIDENT SWIMMER… • YOU ARE NOT A LIFEGUARD UNTIL YOU RECEIVE TRAINING FROM A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR • YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING TRAINING IN THIS CLASS TO SAVE A POTENTIAL DROWNING VICTIM ***THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. YOU ARE NOT GETTING TRAINED IN THIS CLASS TO PERFORM LIFE SAVING SKILLS. THIS IS FOR BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO IN A DROWNING SITUATION AND YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP YOURSELF SAVE AND SEEK ADDITIONAL HELP. THE RESCUE APPROACH BY THE CANADIAN LIFESAVING SOCIETY • HTTPS://WWW.SAUVETAGE.QC.CA/EN/LIFEGUARDING/RESCUE-TECHNIQUES/L ADDER-APPROACH-STEP-STEP-PROCEDURE-SUCCESSFUL-RESCUES • AQUATIC RESCUES MUST ALWAYS BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE LADDER APPROACH IN ORDER TO REDUCE AS MANY RISKS AS POSSIBLE AND TO PREVENT RESCUERS FROM BECOMING VICTIMS. • THIS APPROACH PRESENTS, IN ORDER OF INCREASING RISK, THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES THE RESCUER CAN CHOOSE TO RESCUE SOMEONE WHO IS DROWNING. THE KEY IS TO ALWAYS CHOOSE THE RESCUE TECHNIQUE THAT INVOLVES THE LOWEST LEVEL OF RISK. THE RESCUE OF OTHERS THE LADDER APPROACH THE CANADIAN LIFESAVING SOCIETY THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS TO MINIMIZE YOUR OWN PERSONAL RISK • 1- TALK: WITHOUT GOING INTO THE WATER, ENCOURAGE THE VICTIM TO GET TO SAFETY BY SWIMMING TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE POOL OR THE SHORE. • 2- THROW: THROW A BUOYANT AID (ASSIST) TO THE VICTIM FROM THE SIDE OF THE POOL OR THE SHORE, AND CALMLY TALK TO THEM WHILE BRINGING THEM BACK TO SAFETY. • 3- REACH: FROM A DRY, SAFE LOCATION, EXTEND OR THROW A RESCUE OBJECT (ASSIST) TO THE VICTIM AND PULL THEM TO SAFETY. THE OBJECT MAY BE BUOYANT OR NON-BUOYANT AND SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO A ROPE. • 4- WADE: WADE INTO SHALLOW WATER AND EXTEND A RESCUE AID (ASSIST) TO THE VICTIM, OR ENTER DEEP WATER WHILE HOLDING ONTO A SOLID OBJECT AND THROW THE RESCUE AID. LADDER APPROACH… • 5- ROW: IF ONE IS AVAILABLE, USE A WATERCRAFT AND ROW TO THE VICTIM UNTIL YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO EXTEND A RESCUE OBJECT (ASSIST) WHILE STAYING IN THE CRAFT. • 6- SWIM: IF THERE IS NO WATERCRAFT YOU CAN USE, SWIM TO THE VICTIM AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A BUOYANT AID. CALMLY TALK TO THEM WHILE BRINGING THEM BACK TO SAFETY WITHOUT MAKING DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUSH THE BUOYANT AID TOWARDS THE VICTIM; PANIC-STRICKEN VICTIMS MAY TRY TO GRAB ONTO YOU, THUS ENDANGERING YOU. • 7- TOW: IF THE VICTIM IS UNABLE TO GO TO A SAFE LOCATION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL HELP, EVEN WHILE HANGING ONTO A BUOYANT AID, TOW THEM BY PULLING THE OTHER EXTREMITY OF THE OBJECT. MAKE SURE YOU CAN QUICKLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE VICTIM TO ENSURE YOUR OWN SAFETY. • 8- CARRY: SWIM TO THE VICTIM AND CARRY THEM TO SAFETY. CHOOSE THIS TECHNIQUE AS A LAST RESORT, SINCE DIRECT CONTACT RESCUES ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS ONES FOR LIFEGUARDS. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE AN ASSIST WITH YOU AND KEEP IT WITH YOU! KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER Know your limitations – due not put yourself at risk or you could become a victim Talk and Throw are the safest stages, and you should not progress without formal training SAFE ENVIRONMENT - POOL • IS THE POOL AREA CLEAN AND FREE OF HAZARDS? • WHAT IS THE POOL WATER QUALITY? AIR QUALITY? • IS THERE A LIFEGUARD ON DUTY? • WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS DEPTHS OF THE POOL? • HOW IS YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH? DO YOU HAVE A HEALTH ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO A COMPLICATION? SAFE ENVIRONMENT - WATERFRONT • WATER CONDITIONS? CURRENTS? RIPTIDES? • WEATHER CONDITIONS? • LIFEGUARD ON DUTY? • DEPTH OF WATER – SAFE ENTRIES • SWIM WITH A BUDDY • SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE – WHY? • KNOW YOUR LIMITS HAVE A SAFE LONG WEEKEND! • COMPLETE THE ONLINE WATER SAFETY CERTIFICATE BY 11:55 PM TODAY • SKIM READ SOME OF THE DOCUMENT UNDER WATER SAFETY INCLUDING THE DOCUMENT “PHYSICAL LITERACY IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT” LOCATED ON UR COURSES • SEE YOU IN THE CLASSROOM ON WEDNESDAY!