3 Water Safety Tips
Summer is just around the corner, which means more and more people are heading to the local pools and Alabama’s lakes for a chance to cool off and enjoy a day of fun. While it’s tempting to rush into the water as soon as your feet hit the ground, it’s very important to be aware of water safety at all times. Know What Drowning Looks Like Unlike what you might have seen on television, people who are drowning don’t shout or thrash around. Someone can slip under the water’s surface in a second without anyone realizing what has happened. However, when we’re aware of this possibility and know what steps to take to avoid it, water activities can be safe and fun to participate in with family and friends. Keep a close eye on weak swimmers or young children, and never leave them alone while they’re around or in the water. Get Swim Lessons Everyone should learn the basics of moving through the water competently by taking swimming lessons.
Swimmers can learn valuable skills — like treading water, swimming for at least 25 yards, and turning over in the water — during swimming lessons, which will help them to stay safe while in the water. Lessons not only help keep swimmers safe, but they also help them recognize what proper swimming looks like, which can help them identify a drowning person. This increased awareness can go a long way toward helping others. React Quickly When someone’s drowning or in danger in the water, a bystander’s quick and appropriate response can help save their life. When near water, if your child is missing, check the water first then alert the lifeguard if there is one. If someone is drowning, then shout for help or rescue the person, so long as you can remain safe. If the person is unresponsive, call medical services and begin rescue breathing or CPR, if necessary.
To learn more about water safety, visit the American Red Cross website at RedCross.org and search for “water safety.” Have a fun and safe summer!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world and businesses started to close or suspend services across the country, there were many people who continued to go into work everyday. These essential individuals included grocery workers, food producers, and, of course, health care providers. The people who work in the health care industry certainly had their work cut out for them. As the number of infected patients requiring hospitalization increased, medical staff administered care, doing everything they could for these individuals while risking infection themselves. They put themselves in danger every day to provide excellent care to patients. Our team at Hare Wynn was moved by how hard these medical professionals worked. The courage, bravery, and compassion they showed to patients and their families — not just here in the U.S. but across the world — during a time filled with anxiety and fear
Hare Wynn knew that through this one effort, we could not only support the local medical teams but our local restaurants, as well. We reached out to and partnered with Trattoria Zaza and Taco Mama, two local restaurants that serve the greater Birmingham area. Trattoria Zaza and Taco Mama combined forces to provide meals for both the UAB and Children’s Hospital Emergency Room staff. Hare Wynn coordinated the lunch and Trattoria Zaza and Taco Mama provided, prepared, and delivered the meals to the hospitals. We are grateful for everything they did to help us create a plan and set that plan in motion. We’re writing this article well in advance, so we’re unsure what the situation may be when June arrives. However, it is never too late to thank medical professionals and people working in the food industry for everything they’ve done and will continue to do for us.
should be recognized. That is why our team felt it was important to support our local emergency room staff.
We began to create a plan and realized that we could do something that would help more than just those in the health care industry. As medical professionals did everything they could for us, the food industry was also taking a huge hit. Social distancing and self-quarantine kept people in their homes, and many local restaurants’ business was drastically reduced.
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