Oceans, Lakes and Rivers, Oh My!
Water Smart
Pool Rulz
This is so...wrong...
Summer Fun!
100
What is how do you get out of a rip current? (Remember that rip currents happen at ALL beaches.)
100
What is the flag system for keeping you safer in open water?
You will see the flag for the day at every entrance to the beach and life guard station. The color tells the conditions of the water for the day.
100
No running, jumping or diving in shallow water.
What are pool rules?
100
What does a rip current look like?
100
What is no one is wearing a life jacket?
200
Swim Alone
What is what you should never do in water?
Because if you get hurt, there will be no one there to help you.
200
Dunking, Black Out, Marco Polo, Chicken
What are games you should never play in the water?
Blackout or any other breath holding game because you can faint under water and then drown.
Marco Polo because eyes have to be closed and people might get chased into water that is too deep for them.
Dunking and Chicken because people may be held under too long, get hurt and can't come back up or swallow water accidentally and then start to drown.
200
Hair, skin or clothes can get caught in these and can pull or hold you under water and cause you to drown or cause serious injury that can lead to death.
What are broken or old, unsafe pool drains?
200
What is the number of kids that die every year in the United States from drowning?
200
What is Reach or Throw, but Don't Go? Alternate answer: What is the safe way to help someone who is in trouble in the water?
300
A properly fitting life jacket.
What is what you should always have on when in open water?
300
What is what you should do if someone is in trouble in the water?
300
What is the result of diving in shallow water?
300
What is risk of entrapment?
300
What does drowning look like?
400
What is what you should do if someone is panicking and grabbing onto you in the water?
After doing this, throw the person something that floats and go and get them help!
400
The number 1 cause of death in children ages 1-4 and number 3 accidental cause of death in ages 5-19.
What is drowning?
400
Strong currents, inability to see what is under the water, sudden drop offs and deep water, strong waves, water temperature that changes.
What are reasons everyone should wear life jackets in open water?
400
What is the best position to be in to survive a water emergency?
400
What is survival floating?
500
Get out of the water and take shelter!!
What is when there is lightning?
500
Is silent, fast and all you can see is a head bobbing just above the water.
What is drowning?
500
What does drowning look like?
500
2 inches
What is the amount of water it takes for a person to drown?
500
20-30 seconds in kids
60 seconds in adults
What is how long it takes to drown?
Here are the stages of drowning: