Ngokusho kwe-US Consumer Product Safety Commission, izingane ezingaba ngu-260 ezingaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu ubudala zimanzi unyaka ngamunye ezikhungweni zokuhlala zokubhukuda nama-spas. Ikhomishana ilinganisela ukuthi abanye abantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-3,000 baphathwa ezinkampanini eziphuthumayo zesibhedlela emva kwezinhlekelele zokuthungula ngonyaka. Ezinye zalezi zingozi zokugaya amanzi ziholela ekulimaleni kobuchopho obungunaphakade.
Ngomhlaba, ukugoba kuyimbangela yesine yokuholela ekufeni kwabantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu. Kwezinye izifunda ezifana neCalifornia, eFlorida nase-Arizona, ukucwiliswa yinkimbinkimbi yimbangela ehamba phambili yokufa ngengozi kwabantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu.
Ukuphepha kweManzi nokuThuthukiswa kwamanzi
Njengezinyathelo eziningi zokuphepha kwengane, ukugcina izingane zakho ziphephile emanzini ziqala ngokuphatha kahle. Lokhu kusho ukubuka izingane zakho uma zikhona noma ezungeze amanzi, ngisho noma zikwazi ukugebha.
Khumbula ukuthi izifundo zokubhukuda azenze izingane, ikakhulukazi izingane ezincane, zifakazele ubufakazi.
Amanye amathiphu okuphepha amanzi abalulekile afaka ukuthi:
- I-swimming pool echibini lakho ukuze lifakwe ucingo oluhlala unomphela (okungcono kunomcingo okhushulwayo wamanzi ) ophethe isango lokuzivala nokuzivimbela okungelula ukuthi izingane ezincane zivule. Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi ingane yakho ayikwazi ukuphuma kalula endlini yakho endaweni echibini. Ngaleyo ndlela, unezinhlelo "zokuvikela" futhi uma ungqimba olulodwa lokuphepha luhlehla, njengokuthi umuntu ushiya isango evulekile, ingane yakho isakwazi ukuphuma echibini.
- Yenza wonke umuntu agqoke amajackethi okuphila aphethwe yi-Coast Guard, hhayi nje amapulati, amabhasi, i-jet skis, nakwezinye izimoto zamanzi.
- Vumela izingane ukuba zihambele ezindaweni ezibekwe ngokucacile ukudilika noma uma wazi ukuthi amanzi ajulile kangakanani.
- Ukudoba kuphela ezindaweni ezikhethiwe olwandle futhi uyazi ukuthi ungaphuma kanjani emigudleni yokuphuza, engakudonsela olwandle, ngokubhukuda eduze nolwandle (eceleni), kuze kube yilapho usuvele uvela emanzini okugcoba futhi ungadonsela emuva ogwini .
- Funda i- CPR .
- Faka i- sunscreen noma i-sunblock ezinganeni zakho okungenani imizuzu engu-15 kuya kwezingama-30 ngaphambi kokuphuma elangeni ukugwema ukushisa kwelanga , bese uyibuyisela okungenani njalo amahora amabili, ikakhulukazi uma ingane yakho isemanzini.
Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi uneselula eliseduzane ukuze ukwazi ukubiza usizo ngokushesha uma kunesidingo.