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Lifetime of Safety

In my last post I highlighted the importance of swim lessons and that they start at  a young age, this week I want to talk about how drowning effects individual who are a little bit older. We typically think about drowning only being a main concern for small children and infants, however individuals from the age of 5-24 is is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death (National Safety Council). Something that tends to increase the rate of this is the false sense of confidence both parents and individuals seem to have. Parents to think that young kids in the 7-10 age group are proficient swimmers after lessons and a bit of experience and then tend to give them more space and less attention. The 15 and older age group also had less attention paid to them, but also there tends to be other risk factors involved like alochol, and drugs (CDC).  The younger of this demographic (7-15) still tend to drown within pools and spas wet her that be at home, or at a public pla...
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The Importance of Swim Lessons

One of my first memories as child was sitting on the edge of a pool when I was three or four years old. I was precariously perched between my moms legs with both our feet dangling in, and I was lunging over trying to get into the water during my sisters swim lesson. I just looked at it as something fun then, but now I see how eager my mother was for my sister and I to be safe in the water.  Water Safety is such a broad topic. It can cover so many factors that contribute to safety and can mean different things to different age groups, genders, and ethnic groups. Water is also a subject that is approached differently in every household. For example, my grandma was deathly afraid of the water, after an accident as a child. However, my mom loved the water, went to the pool everyday as a kid, and learned to swim after begging my grandpa. My sister and I were in the pool as soon as we were able to be, and both really loved it. Even though not everyone loves the water, because it is suc...
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Welcome to my water safety blog! My name is Emily, and I am a senior here at EIU. I am studying public relations with an emphasis on organizational and management communication and a minor in health communication. I have been a competitive swimmer since I was about 6 or 7, and am finishing my final year of collegiate swimming this year, and I have also been a lifeguard, lesson instructor for 5 years. Because of these experiences I think water safety is very important. I can't wait for all of you to stay tuned and hopefully learn a few things about water safety.
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