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Exercise Summer
Wider Safety
As the outdoor swimming season approaches once again, the safety experts predict with certainty that more than 6,000 Americans will drown in the coming months. They will drown In swimming pools, in lakes and streams, at ocean beaches. Some will drown while In for a refreshing swim and others will fall out of boats or off docks and piers. Many, if not most, of these drownlngs need not happen. Today's Health, the family magazine of the American Medical Association, offers some basic safety rules that will help to avoid a tragic water accident for your family—
Learn to swim and to relax in the water. Never swim alone. Do not swim when overly tired or when the water is extremely cold. Do not overestimate your ability and endurance. Swim at protected pools or beaches under supervision of a trained lifeguard. If a boat overturns, stay with it and don't try to swim a long distance to shore. Never dive into waters of unknown depth. Try new activities, such as water skiing or scuba diving* only after learning the skills from qualified instructors. Many families will do most of their swimming this season in private pools, in their own backyards or in those of a friend or neighbor. There also are some special safety precautions for private pools— Make certain the pool is kept clean and the water chemically purified. Walk, don’t run, about the pool. Horseplay should be forbidden.
Fence the pool and keep the gate locked to keep out small children. Keep handy rescue equipment, such as long poles and ring buoys. Keep bottles and glasset away from the concrete oi metal pool deck.
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