Drowning awareness & education

#SplashSavvy is meant to spread community awareness and education of Drowning Response by providing everyone with the tools and resources needed to effectively respond to a drowning to protect the ones they love from further complications. Drowning Prevention is key, but how you respond, should a drowning occur, can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one. We are First Responders working together to prepare the ultimate first responder (you)! We are First Responders against Drowning and we are #SplashSavvy.

YOU CAN BE #SPLASHSAVVY TOO!

#SplashSavvy Emergency Response Tag

Download our “#SplashSavvy Emergency Response Tag” to post at your pool or carry on your swim bag to help those around you be ready to respond in case a drowning occurs. Stay #SplashSavvy.

Click here to download and print.

#SplashSavvy Drowning Drill How-To

Download our “#SplashSavvy Drowning Drill How to”, to help you and your family create your very own Drowning Drills specific to your home and backyard pool. Drowning Drills should be practiced frequently to keep everyone aware of the proper steps to take in case a drowning occurs. Stay #SplashSavvy.

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I AM #Splashsavvy Sign

Download our “I AM #SplashSavvy” sign and hang it up in your home or the spaces where you swim as a reminder to stay aware of the proper steps to take in case a drowning occurs. Stay #SplashSavvy.

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What to do in case of a drowning

In case of an emergency:

Identify the emergency
Pull the person out of the water
Call 9-1-1
If there isn’t a pulse, begin CPR
Continue until EMS arrives

ABC’s of water safety

A: adult supervision. Always have a responsible adult watching the pool. Avoid distractions when supervising the pool. If you need to leave the area, make everyone get out of the pool area until you or someone else relieves you.

B: Barriers to water. There should always be a fence around the pool with a spring-loaded gate. Have a child protective latch on toilets, children can easily open a door.

C: CPR classes are available through different organizations, learning CPR is a useful skill in helping safe lives. Living in the desert, swim lessons are a necessity. Pima County offers swim lessons at various locations around town.

Backyard safety:

When installing a fence remember to think like a child.

Can a child:

Crawl under the fence?
Fit through the bars?
Climb over the fence? Or climb on things (pots, furniture, coolers) to get over the fence?
Is there a self-closing gate, and childproof latch?

If there isn’t a fence, make sure that there is a child proof lock on the doors leading to the pool area and an alarm. Don’t forget the doggie door needs a childproof lock.

Water Guard Information

The purpose of the water guard tag is to create accountability when watching people in water.

Accidents happen and having someone designated to be the “Water Guard” it allows the water experience to be safer.

The water guard is a responsible person who pledges to not be distracted, not leave the water area unless someone relieves them, and to watch the water at all times.

On the back of the tag there is a space for the pool address to be written down. In the case of an emergency the water guard is able to give the address without hesitation. Multiple tags can be copied, one for each pool the family goes to.

Contact publiceducation@northwestfire.org for a Water Guard tag.