Avoid thunderstorms, prevent drowning, prevent heat stroke... Please put this summer safety guide away

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Sanxiang Metropolitan Daily New Hunan Client, June 19 (All-media reporter Li Qi, intern He Linjing, Liao Ying, correspondent Zhang Yana) Summer vacation is approaching, and children have more time to play outdoors. However, many children will have various safety problems due to improper protection, and even cause accidents.

How to protect your child in summer? On June 19, the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued summer safety guidelines, teachers and parents must teach their children!

First, protect children during thunderstorms

Summer thunderstorms are many, be sure to tell your child the following:

1. Close doors and windows to prevent rainwater from pouring into the house, and turn off power, gas and other equipment immediately once water enters.

2. Do not take underpasses or passages under viaducts.

3. If rapid, turbid water and mixed with sediment are found in mountainous areas, it may be a precursor to flash floods, and streams or rivers should be removed.

4. If there is a risk of severe flooding of the residence, evacuate the residence and take refuge in a safe place. Do not walk on running water, running water at a depth of 15 cm can make a person fall.

5. Keep abreast of weather information, and remind children to stay at home or other safe places as much as possible in bad weather situations.

6. In case of flooding, take shelter on the roof and connect your body to safe fixtures such as trees with ropes or sheets. When you reach a relatively safe place, immediately send out a distress signal and strive to be rescued in time.

7. If you encounter thunderstorm weather, please unplug it, turn off the power, and do not go to the place where it is easy to be electrocuted; Do not hide from the rain under large trees and other dangerous places that are vulnerable to lightning strikes to avoid lightning strikes.

Second, drowning prevention safety knowledge

1. People who cannot swim, do not play alone at the water's edge; Do not go into the water alone without someone who can swim. It is best to be led by a security officer. The swimming time should not be too long, 20-30 minutes should go ashore for a short rest.

2. Before swimming, you should do full-body exercise, fully move your joints, and relax your muscles to avoid cramps, sprains and other accidents after entering the water. If cramps occur, stay calm, don't panic, and help yourself while shouting for help.

3. Common calf cramps, do backstroke position, mix your toes with your hands, press forward with your calves, and strive to get closer to shallow water or the shore.

4. Do not jump from a height to avoid colliding with hard objects, do not make a fuss, make a prank, do not press down on your companion, pull your companion deeply, or dive to "sneak attack" your companion.

5. Swimming should be done in a safe swimming area, swimming in non-swimming areas is strictly prohibited. Swimmers should choose a district city familiar with the underwater situation for swimming.

Ask your child to do "six no's":

1. Do not swim in the water without permission;

2. Do not swim with others without authorization;

3. Do not swim without parental or teacher guidance;

4. Do not swim in waters without safety facilities and rescuers;

5. Do not swim in unfamiliar waters;

6. Students who are not familiar with water do not go into the water without authorization.

The child's parent or caregiver should:

1. Children should never be left alone in bathtubs, bathtubs, or near open water sources;

2. Children must be under the guardianship of adults, and children under the age of 5 cannot be handed over to the care of minors;

3. When children are boating, playing in the water, and learning to swim, parents should prepare and use qualified flotation equipment for children, such as life jackets, etc.;

4. Take children to swim in public swimming places with full-time lifeguards, lifeguards can provide rescue and resuscitation first aid, and can also reduce the risk of drowning among swimming children.

Third, pay attention to sun protection

Children's skin has a weak ability to resist ultraviolet rays, and there are often "small patients" who cause solar dermatitis due to lack of sun protection, and long-term and frequent exposure to sunlight will increase the risk of skin cancer in adulthood. Children's sun protection, be sure to choose the right way.

1. Physical protection is the first choice for children's sun protection

Wearing a wide-brimmed sun hat, sunglasses, or umbrella for your child and wearing protective clothing when going out are the first choice for children's sun protection. If you are out swimming, you can wear a long-sleeved swimming suit. It is best to choose a cool place before 10 am or after 4 pm when going out.

2. Choose a special sunscreen for children

Sunscreen is not recommended for children under 6 months of age. Children from 6 months to 2 years old, still cover the sun with clothing, you can also choose physical sunscreen products, it is recommended to use physical sunscreen containing zinc oxide is safer. It is recommended that children wear sunscreen with an SPF index of no more than 15, 15 minutes before outdoor activities, and generally repeat every 2-3 hours.

3. Don't dress up too "cool"

In the hot summer, many parents like to dress their children very "cool" when they go out, such as wearing sleeveless vests and shorts. Some parents also like to be fashionable and wear slip skirts or backless clothes for little girls, which will cause most of the child's skin to be exposed, which can easily cause sunburn all over the body.

4. Summer outdoor activities step by step

Children who have not been exposed to the sun for a long time cannot be suddenly exposed to the sun and should be gradual. In summer, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is when ultraviolet rays are at their strongest, and children should not be allowed to be outdoors during this time. Sunbathing 1-3 times a day, about 10 minutes each time, can meet the vitamin D requirement for 1 day.

4. Strictly prevent heat stroke

Long-term exposure to high temperature and hot environment, or places with difficult ventilation and heat dissipation, are easy to cause heat stroke. The correct way to save your child after heat stroke:

1. Threatened heat stroke should immediately take the child away from the high temperature environment, cool down in a cool space, and ventilate in time.

2. Mild heat stroke with nausea and vomiting symptoms, give the child saline or lotus fragrance zhengqi liquid. Raise your child's lower limbs by 15-30 cm. Cool down with an ice towel on your child's forehead.

3. If the child still does not relieve, seek medical attention in time.

5. Prevent mosquito bites

Summer is the high incidence of some infectious diseases, and due to the excessive number of mosquitoes, the transmission channels are also increased.

1. How to use mosquito repellent?

Spray and apply mosquito repellent to bare skin such as the head and limbs, especially behind the ears, neck and other parts, to avoid the drug entering the eyes and mouth. Generally, apply mosquito repellent every 2-4 hours in outdoor environments.

2. What to do after mosquito bites?

Generally, the treatment of mosquito bites is mainly to relieve itching, and can be applied to cool oil, wind oil essence and other anti-itching and anti-inflammatory. If local swelling, infection, fever, rash and other symptoms occur, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time.

3. How to avoid mosquito bites when traveling?

Wear light-colored long-sleeved clothes and trousers when traveling, and apply mosquito repellent to bare skin, especially behind the ears, neck and other parts; Long-sleeved clothing, trousers, and socks treated with methrinoids (e.g., soaked) can be worn for more effective protection.