Water Safety Tips

When getting on and off a float, such as that used in wave pools :

1. Position yourself in knee-deep water before the waves are activated. 

2. Use both hand to get a good grip of the handles at the back of the float, before sitting on it. 

3. While maintaining your a balance, slowly ease yourself into  centre of  the float.

4. After you are seated on the float, slowly paddles to an area where you are comfortable with the
    depth of the water strength of the waves.

5. Always get off the float with your feet first.

When using water slides, which may or may not require the use of a float :

1. Go down the slide in a sitting position or on your back.

2. Do not enter the slide head first.

3. Wait until the person in front of you is halfway down the slide before you enter it or wait  for
    instructions from the lifeguard.

4. Do not stand or play in the area where people exit the slide as they     may crash into you. 

When taking children to the pool :

1. Keep them under close supervision at all times while they are in and  around the pool.

2. If they cannot swim, ensure that they wear personal floatation devices   when in and around water.

3. Inculcate in them the need to follow the rules and regulations stated at the pool.

4. Teach them to obey the instruction of the lifeguard on duty at all times.

First Aid for neck injuries : 

1. When a person complains of pain in the neck, weakness or numbness   in the limbs, assume that he
   has suferred a neck injury. Do not attempt     to change his position, especially that o the head or
   neck, as doing so     may create or worsen the injury.

2. If you have to move the person, keep the head and neck immobile and  move the entire body in the
    existing position.