With the onset of summer, most people have a desire to swim in a lake, river, or pond. Regardless of the type of reservoir, you need to know and be sure to follow the rules of behavior and safety measures on the water:
- you cannot swim while drunk (under the influence of alcohol, people often overestimate their strength and also commit careless acts towards other swimmers, which often leads to disastrous consequences);
- you cannot ride water transport (boats, jet skis, skis, etc.) near a place where people are swimming, as this can lead to injury; - do not swim in dangerous, prohibited places;
- it is prohibited to jump into the water in unfamiliar places, play games in the water that involve catching, or swim behind buoys and fences;
- It is dangerous to dive in places of unknown depth, as you can hit your head on sand, clay, break your cervical vertebrae, lose consciousness and die. It is no less dangerous to jump headfirst into the water from rafts, piers and other floating structures; there may be piles, rails, stones, etc. under the water; you can dive only where there is sufficient depth, clear water, and a flat bottom;
- do not leave children on the shore of a reservoir without the supervision of adults who know how to swim and provide first aid;
- do not allow children to go to bodies of water and swim without permission;
- if you do not know how to swim, you cannot be in the water on an inflatable mattress or inner tube (swimming on inflatable objects is extremely dangerous, and for a person who cannot swim, it often ends tragically);
- if you have swam too far and are tired, straighten your arms and legs, lie with your head on the water, close your eyes and relax to stay horizontal, draw air into your lungs, hold it, and exhale slowly;
- if you lose coordination while diving, exhale a little: air bubbles will show the way up;
- if your leg cramps while swimming, immerse your head in the water for a second and, straightening your leg, strongly pull your foot towards you by the big toe;
- when a person is drowning before your eyes, look around to see if there are any life-saving equipment nearby (they can be anything that will increase the person’s buoyancy and that you are able to throw to him). If you decide to swim to a drowning person, take into account the water current, wind, obstacles and distance. When approaching a person, try to calm and encourage him. If he can control his actions, he should hold on to your shoulders. Otherwise, dive under the drowning person, grab him (the easiest way is by the hair) and tow him to the shore. If a person has already plunged into the water, do not give up trying to find him in the depths. You can bring a drowning person back to life if he has been in the water for up to 6 minutes;
- Having pulled out the victim, examine him, free the upper respiratory tract from water and foreign bodies. If there is no breathing and cardiac activity, immediately begin resuscitation measures - perform artificial respiration, if possible, turn the person upside down.
Failure to follow the rules of behavior on the water can lead to a tragic outcome! Have a nice and safe holiday on the reservoirs!
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