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SAFETY

Learn about safe driving practices and proper rescue techniques for drowning victims. Discover statistics on motor vehicle accidents and their causes, as well as water safety measures.

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SAFETY

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  1. SAFETY MOTOR VEHICLE & WATER SAFETY EQ: What are safe driving practices? EQ: What are proper rescue techniques for drowning victims?

  2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY • Most frequent cause of accidental death (48%) • 80% would live if they used seat belts • 96% of all MV accidents are driver error • 50% of all fatal MV accidents involve alcohol

  3. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONT. • Teenagers have a 4x higher death rate than ages 25-65 (Prefrontal Cortex/sight) • Most are single vehicle collisions • High occupancy vehicle (HOV) – dietogether

  4. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONT. • Motorcyclists – 17x’s as likely to die in a crash (no helmet) • Bicyclists - is the most injured street user (wrong side of the road) • Skaters – need to wear protective equipment

  5. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONT. • PREVENTION • Proper instruction • Follow the rules of the road • Use common sense

  6. 10-2-2 • Why are there so many more car accidents in comparison to plane, train and boats?

  7. WATER SAFETY • 4,300 PEOPLE DROWN EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE AT • POOLS • BEACHES • LAKES • RIVERS

  8. WATER SAFETY CONT. • Home pools • 50%of all drowning • Children under 6 die quietly • Don’t know they are in trouble until they are under the water • There is not a call for help

  9. WATER SAFETY CONT. • Ocean • 80% of these drowning are on unguarded beaches • Swimming alone

  10. WATER SAFETY CONT. • Prevention • Know how to swim • Never swim alone • Use proper rescue techniques • Reach • Throw • Row • Go

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