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WATER SAFETY

WATER SAFETY. BY SERENA PLANTIER AND JAY CARTER. Provided by Dr. James Corbett, Lowndes Co. High School GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson 03411 July 2001. TOPICS. WATER SAFETY COMMON CAUSES HANDLING WATER EMERGENCIES HYPOTHERMIA

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WATER SAFETY

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  1. WATER SAFETY BY SERENA PLANTIER AND JAY CARTER Provided by Dr. James Corbett, Lowndes Co. High School GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson 03411 July 2001

  2. TOPICS • WATER SAFETY • COMMON CAUSES • HANDLING WATER EMERGENCIES • HYPOTHERMIA • HYPOTHERMIA PREVENTION

  3. WATER SAFETY • SAFE , RESPONSIBLE HUNTERS WILL USE EXTRA CARE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS ON THE WATER. • DROWNING IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH , BEHIND AUTO ACCIDENTS.

  4. COMMON CAUSES • MOST ACCIDENTAL DEATHS ON OR AROUND WATER ARE CAUSED BY DROWNING OR EXPOSURE [ HYPOTHERMIA ]. • HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY BOATING AND WATER RELATED DEATHS OCCUR: LOADING , OVERLOADING , OR IMPROPER BALANCE.

  5. HANDLING WATER EMERGENCIES • 1ST RULE IN WATER SAFETY IS TO HAVE YOUR PFD ( PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE ) ON. • 2ND RULE IS TO STAY WITH THE BOAT IF YOU CAN. • WATER SURVIVAL TIME INCREASES IF A LONE PERSON IN COLD WATER USES THE HELP POSITION (HEAT ESCAPE LESSENING POSTURE).

  6. HYPOTHERMIA • MEANS LOWERED BODY TEMPERATURE . • DANGER COMES FROM NOT KNOWING THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA OR THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH IT CAN OCCUR. • IT CAN START IN WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, OR SLEET.

  7. HYPOTHERMIA (CONT.) • YOU CAN LOSE BODY HEAT AND BE IN DANGER FROM HYPOTHERMIA EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERTURE IS 40 TO 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. • IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WINTER. • PEOPLE IN POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME HYPOTHERMIC.

  8. HYPOTHERMIA PREVENTION • 1ST CONCERN SHOULD BE TO STAY DRY. • 2ND AVOID OVER-EXERTION WHICH LEADS TO FATIGUE • 3RD ALWAYS CARRY PROTECTION FROM THE WIND.

  9. HYPOTHERMIA PREVENTION • 4TH KEEP YOUR HEAD WARM. • 5TH PROPER CLOTHING IS IMPORTANT TO OUTDOOR USERS.

  10. QUIZ • WHAT IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTIAL DEATHS ? • DROWNING • WHAT DOES PFD STAND FOR ? • PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE • PEOPLE IN _ PHYSICAL CONDITION ARE MORE LIKEY TO BECOME HYPOTHERMIC . • POOR

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