Water Safety
At what depth of water can a child drown?
What is as little as 1 inch?
Keep kids away from these hot surfaces.
What are fire pits, BBQ grills and metal slides?
This group of people benefits from sun protection.
What is everyone? While certain medical conditions, people living at higher altitudes, those living near the equator, and those with fair skin tones may require higher levels of sun protection, all people, including those with higher melanin require some level of protection from harmful UV rays.
These are the first defenses against mosquito bites.
What are eliminating habitats by dumping standing water, planting gardens with plants that naturally repel bugs (basil, marigolds, citronella grass, lavender, rosemary, lemon balm, and catnip)?
This is the best type of sunscreen.
What is the one you will regularly apply?
This safety device should be worn on boats or near open water.
What is a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket?
This is the amount of time a young child can safely be left unattended in a car.
What is not even one minute?
These are the hours when the sun's rays are strongest
What is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.?
This kind of clothing can keep bugs off of children, particularly in wooded areas and areas with tall grasses.
Long pants and long sleeves.
Look for these words on sunscreen.
What is "Broad Spectrum Protection"?
Once a child begins to show struggle in the water, you have this amount of time to react to prevent drowning.
What is less than a minute?
Temperatures in a closed car sitting in the sun can rise by this rate.
What is 1-2 degrees per minute with the highest rise happening in the first 20-30 minutes. After an hour, the average car temperature can be 43 degrees hotter than the outside temperature.
This item should always be worn to protect your child’s eyes from the sun.
What are sunglasses with broad spectrum protection?
The most effective bug repellents includes this active ingredient.
What is DEET? The EPA recommends a maximum of 30% for children two months and older applied only once per day. 6 to 7 percent will last for about two hours; 20 percent will last for about five hours. Avoid young children's hands, mouth, and eyes.
Children should reapply sunscreen every ___ hours or after swimming.
What is 2?
Why are floaties (arm bands) not considered safe floatation devices?
What is because they can deflate or slip off and give a false sense of security?
This heat-related illness can cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea.
What is heat exhaustion?
Babies under 6 months should avoid this during peak sun hours.
What is direct sunlight? Babies can use sunscreen at 6 months and older. Mineral based creams such as those with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are often gentler on sensitive skin.
Wearing these colors/patterns can attract more insects.
What are bright colors and floral patterns?
SPF stands for this.
What is "Sun Protection Factor"? The SPF number tells you how long it might take you to get a sunburn after applying it, versus not wearing any at all. For example: if you can spend 10 minutes in the sunlight without burning, a lotion with SPF30 will multiply this "self-protection time" by 30 to equal 300 minutes.
These are the safest colors for children's swimsuits
What are bright, neon colors?
Signs of this heat related medical emergency include hot, red skin which may be dry or moist; changes in consciousness; vomiting and high body temperature.
What is heat stroke? Call 911, move person to a cooler area and immerse them to their neck in cold water or apply cold towels.
This is the amount of time in midday sun needed to get the full benefits of vitamin D.
What is 8-10 minutes for lighter skin tones and 30-60 minutes for darker skin tones, but it's complicated? Your skin pigmentation, your general age, your latitude, the time of day when you go out in the sun and the season of the year all affect vitamin D3 production.
You should check your children and yourself for this tiny parasite after time spent outdoors.
What are ticks?
Sunscreen may lose effectiveness after this amount of time. (Still in the bottle, not applied to skin)
What is at the expiration date or after three years if no expiration is present?