{"id":8439,"date":"2019-02-27T11:59:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T11:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/patapsco-valley\/keep-pool-safety-top-of-mind-for-your-family-in-baltimore\/"},"modified":"2019-02-27T11:59:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T11:59:57","slug":"keep-pool-safety-top-of-mind-for-your-family-in-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/central-maryland\/keep-pool-safety-top-of-mind-for-your-family-in-baltimore\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Pool Safety Top of Mind for Your Family in Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s happening. Finally, after a winter that felt like it would never end, spring\u00a0has finally settled in and summer isn\u2019t too far behind. If you have kids in school, that means it\u2019s time to start thinking about different ways to keep them happy and active when summer vacation starts. Swimming can meet all these needs and more, but before you check the opening hours for public pools in Baltimore, let\u2019s take\u00a0a minute to talk about pool safety.<\/p>\n<h2>Pool Safety Basics That Everyone Should Know<\/h2>\n<p>Even if you think you know everything you need to about pool safety, it never hurts to refresh your memory and learn new ways to make your summer safer and more enjoyable for everyone in your family.<\/p>\n<p>Before swimming season starts, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take CPR or First Aid classes.\u00a0Ideally, you will never need to use this life-saving skill, but learning CPR now means you can take action immediately to assist someone in need of emergency medical help until advanced emergency medical personnel arrive on scene.<\/li>\n<li>Enroll all non-swimmers in your family in swimming lessons.\u00a0Taking formal swimming lessons now can help everyone in your family stay safer this summer, adults and children alike.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your children about basic pool safety guidelines.\u00a0 Make sure that your family has an emergency plan in place so that everyone in your family knows what to do in the event of a water emergency.\u00a0Ask your\u00a0kids what they know about pool safety. Make sure they\u00a0know not to go\u00a0deeper or farther out than\u00a0what feels comfortable, not to run near the pool, not go into the water without supervision, and to get out of the water if they start to feel tired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also important practices that you and any other adults in the family can also go over now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Never take your eyes off the kids when they\u2019re in or close to the water, even to respond to a text message.\u00a0<\/strong>Always appoint a designated \u201cWater Watcher\u201d whenever children are in or around a pool.\u00a0A \u201cWater Watcher\u201d is an adult who is solely tasked with maintaining constant supervision over all children in and around the pool.\u00a0The \u201cWater Watcher\u201d can be designated with a lanyard or badge so that everyone knows who is responsible for watching the pool at any given time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Always look in the water first if you lose sight of your children.<\/strong>\u00a0Scan the bottom of the pool first, then look around the rest of the pool and pool deck area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn the visible signs that someone is struggling in the water.\u00a0<\/strong>Drowning doesn\u2019t look the way most people think it does. Drowning is often silent, with the victim showing little or no struggling at the surface.\u00a0An active drowning victim may only be at the surface for as little as 20 seconds before submerging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Install fences, at least 4 feet high, around all pools.\u00a0<\/strong>Consider installing pool monitors, which can alert an adult if a child enters or goes near a pool without supervision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sign Up for Our Swimming Classes in the Baltimore Area Now<\/h2>\n<p>British Swim School Patapsco Valley provides swimming lessons for people of all ages and experience levels all year long. We use fun &amp; gentle methods to help our students develop full water competency in both our water survival &amp; stroke development classes.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about pool safety or to register for our classes in the Baltimore area, call us today at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:4106956200\">(410) 695-6200<\/a>. Our swimming classes are available for those in the local area,\u00a0including\u00a0Hanover\/Linthicum Heights, Patapsco Valley, Elkridge, Ellicott City, and Catonsville, MD as well as\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s happening. Finally, after a winter that felt like it would never end, spring\u00a0has finally settled in and summer isn\u2019t too far behind. If you have kids in school, that means it\u2019s time to start thinking about different ways to keep them happy and active when summer vacation starts. 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