Teacher Cui I took away a pair of sisters' lives, 80%of the rescue is related to this reason!

In 2018, when a pair of twin sisters played in Qingdao Beach, they were drowned by seawater away. How to be brought into the sea for children playing at the beach have triggered a lot of discussions, and many of them are about offshore flow. According to data from the US Life Association (USLA), more than 80% of the rescue on the surfing beach was caused by offshore flow.

Take children to the beach to play in summer. This must be the favorite project of children in the summer vacation. This is also one of our relaxed home collective activities of the year as parents. However, all of this must be based on safety, otherwise it may not only bring frightening, but also a tragedy. Now let's get to know the key points that need attention about foreign flow and beach swimming.

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Ready to go to the beach

Whether you plan to spend one day on the beach, have a family beach vacation, or go to the beach for a long time, it is best to discuss with your child about what the safety requirements for swimming beaches in advance. In this way, you can get them full of attention or let him actively participate in this discussion.

If you wait for the child to step on the sand on the beach, you shout to pay attention to safety ... Don't swim far ... and so on, that's too late, the children are already excited to listen to your suggestions. Essence So you should talk to your child in advance.

Understand your children's swimming skills, review and consolidate skills

Swimming in the sea is very different from swimming in the swimming pool, and more swimming skills and physical strength are needed in the sea. For children who have already swimming, before going to the beach, you can review and consolidate skills in the swimming pool, especially if there is no grasp, how to not be scared in the water with waves, and be as stable on the water as much as possible on the water. Live your body.

You know, the seawater is very dark, there are creatures, and there are no ladders or concrete edges to catch. To this end, it is not uncommon for children to swim in the sea. They may be pushed left and right by the waves, but they could not see the bottom that can be stepped on and was frightened.

At the same time, if your child go swimming for the first time, you need to help him understand this. Before you go, practice in the swimming pool to consolidate your child's swimming skills, you can also understand how to help him at the same time, when he is away from the coast and is in danger.

You can also ask for some life -saving techniques for beach swimming coaches. For example: At the seaside, children should not carry the sea, and they are easily pushed directly by the waves from behind. Compared with the sea, it is easier to keep your body upright in the waves. For another example, when the child is too far away to go ashore, learning to float on your back is a good way. Through floating, let adults have time to approach them, rather than spending great energy to swim in the sea in the sea.

Even if your child is older or "swimming nobility", you should pay close attention to them when they swim or play in the sea, or we can use a better way to join them and give help and security reminders at all times.

Buy a life jacket

Buy high -quality life jackets instead of just renting a life circle. The life circle often occurs when the waves are overturned, which leads to drowning. Children are wearing life jackets in the sea or at the beach! Because the waves will hit the shore at any time and bring the child into the sea.

For you, even if you are likely to reach the scope of your children, when you turn around, or distraction, your child may fall into the water.

Therefore, life jacket is an extra protective layer and an important supplement to your beach equipment. Be sure to choose a life jacket that suits your child and tie each lace.

Talk to your child about foreign flow

When you are on the beach, you may encounter two types of water. These include shore and offshore flow. Along the coastal flow is the ocean flow that moves to the distance with every wave. Children need to pay attention to these foreign flow, because children may raise their heads while playing in the sea, instead of consciousness at this time, they are already 3 meters away from the coast of the beginning, and it seems that they are constantly pushed by the waves to the center of the sea. Essence

Offshore circulation is often a water flow formed by the low point of the pier and other permanent structures and the low point of the sandbar. These water flows are very powerful and can pull the swimmers under the ocean or deeper. Data from the US Life Association (USLA) show that more than 80% of rescue on surfing beaches is caused by offshore flow. At the same time, the offshore flow is strong and fast, usually moving at a speed of 0.3 to 0.6 meters per second. However, it has been measured to a speed of 2.4 meters per second. Therefore, even the strongest swimmers, if they do not know how to find the rapids or get rid of the flow, they will be rushed to the sea.

If the swimmers are involved in the offshore flow, the suggestion of the beach rescuer for young swimmers is that they should not try to penetrate out of the shore flow to swim directly to the beach. Instead, they should swim parallel with the beach until they are no longer in the shore, and then swim to the beach. Trying to travel directly from the offshore flow to the beach will make them exhausted, and it is often unsuccessful -especially for the experienced swimmers.

It is important to understand how to reach the safe area. Before departure, parents need to tell your children related knowledge.

After arriving on the beach, remind your children again about foreign flow, you can strengthen the safety by asking the children to repeat the safety instructions you said. Choose a beach with a lifeguard and define the boundary

If you want to take your family to the beach, you must choose a beach with an open swimming qualification. These beaches are equipped with lifeguards. A study found that the chance of drowning at the beach without a lifeguard was almost five times drowning with a beach with a lifeguard.

On the beach, it is recommended to select the beach area where the rescue is approaching. At the same time, observe the entire beach and look at the swimming regional warning on the beach. At the same time, you also need to see any warnings about the waters, such as the tide tide, which is very important. In addition, look at the waves. Even if the waves are high, the ocean will look calm; and the roughly range warning of beach swimming.

After determining the scope of safety, establish a boundary of identification, such as a life -saving chair and a high -rise building in the background. Tell your children that swimming or playing between these two points cannot exceed this boundary, so that children and you know the scope of everyone's activities, facilitate searching, and keep the family within a safe range.

Teach children to ask for licenses

Many times, when you are distracted, children will walk around the water. Disaster may occur within the short time required for you to apply sunscreen or reply to SMS. Therefore, please tell your child that if you do not ask you or your partner in advance, they will not be able to launch. This rule will help add a layer of protection for your beach safety plan.

Use "Friends System"

Swimming alone is never a good idea. Therefore, encourage your children to swim with partners under adult guardians. For children, you are his partner. With your partner or other adults in the group take turns to monitor your children, you all have the opportunity to relax.

For older children, when there are adult monitoring and swimming in a qualified area, they encourage swimming with brothers and sisters or friends. Many times, drowning occurs while swimming alone. However, when swimming with a friend, if needed, one of them will send a signal for help.

Remember your role

Although it may be attractive to close your eyes and hit it, it is very exciting to take a circle of friends, but if you have a child to play in the sea, you need real -time effective care, even if they are teenagers. Children should always be within the range of the tentacles.

Ideally, when they play in the waves, you should be in the water with them. In some cases, as long as your child is near, sitting by the water may be safe. Also, please take turns to take care of your child with your family or partner on the beach, instead of relying on lifeguards to take care of your children.

I hope that the above safety suggestions can always keep in mind when you take your child to the beach, on the beach, and in the water. Only safety can enjoy happiness in the beach. Finally, remind you, apply sunscreen and drink plenty of water to keep the water in your body!

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