RDF SA 🇿🇦

✔Swim at designated beaches with life guards on duty between the red & yellow flags. ✔Never swim alone or under the influence of alcohol. ✔Keep a watchful eye on the kids in & around water. ✔ When boating or rock fishing wear a life jacket. #RDFSA #Stopdrowning #Watersafety

You wouldn't own a car without seatbelts why own a pool without a fence & net? Drowning can happen to anyone and is preventable. Never leave your baby / toddler alone in or around water even for a second! Know how to perform #CPR #StopDrowning #RDFSA #keepkidssafe #watersafety

❄#Winter ❄#Holiday 🌊 🛑Remember constant supervision is the most important safety measure to help prevent #drowning. If your children stay with a nanny during the #holidays, ensure she can swim, understand safety measures and trained in First Aid & CPR. #RDFSA #watersafety

Four to six minutes submerged in water can cause permanent brain damage or death. Never leave your #toddler unattended or in the care of older siblings in or around any body of #water. #Drowning is quick & often silent without any #warning. #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe

Uninterrupted adult supervision, Barriers/ layers of protection & teaching #children to survive in #water can help prevent drowning! Drowning is quick, often silent and preventable. #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #easter #StrongerTogether

You wouldn't own a car without seatbelts why own a #pool without a fence and net? #Drowning can happen to anyone and is preventable. Never leave your #toddler alone in or around #water even for a second! Know how to perform #CPR #StopDrowning #RDFSA #keepkidssafe #watersafety

#WDPD2021 serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic & profound impact of drowning. An estimated 236,000 people drown every year, drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children! #RDFSA est. in 2015 is committed to #DrowningPrevention & to help #keepkidssafe

We teach our children to never trust strangers, to cross the street safely, to fasten their seat-belts – we should also teach them water safety so that it too becomes second nature. #WDPD #WDPD2021 #RDFSA #StrongerTogether #watersafety #drowningprevention #keepkidssafe

During the upcoming #Easter2021 weekend we ask caregivers & parents to be especially vigil. Never leave a child alone in or near water. Not even for a few seconds. Drowning is quick & silent. Please watch your children at all times #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #watersafety

Four to six minutes submerged in water can cause permanent brain damage or death. Never leave your #toddler unattended or in the care of older siblings in or around any body of #water. #Drowning is quick & often silent without any #warning. #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe

Talk to children about water safety. Drowning is preventable. Are YOU watching? #RDFSA #StopDrowning #keepkidssafe #CPRSaves #summer #watersafety #poolsafety #DrowningPrevention #Awareness #drowningispreventable #AreYOUwatching #StrongerTogether

Uninterrupted supervision of children in / around water as well as Barriers/Layers of Protection and teaching children self-rescue skills: Flip & Float in every day clothing without buoyancy aid can help prevent a drowning tragedy #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #watersafety

The biggest drowning threat facing families with #toddlers is unexpected, unsupervised access to #water: Barriers/ layers of protection and teaching children to survive in water can help prevent a tragedy! #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #drowningprevention #StrongerTogether

✔Spot danger ✔Adult Supervision ✔Never swim alone ✔Know how to perform CPR ✔Never swim or let friends swim under the influence of alcohol ✔Simming lessons & Safe Rescue skills save lives ✔ Wear a life jacket while boating or rock fishing #RDFSA #Stopdrowning #Watersafety

Prevent unsupervised access to the pool during non-swim times & provide close, constant supervision while children are in or around water, regardless of age/ swimming ability. Drowning is quick & often silent! Drowning is preventable.. #RDFSA #stopdrowning

Prevent unsupervised access to the swimming pool during non-swim times & close, constant supervision while #children are in or around water. Layers of protection can prevent a tragedy. Know how to do #CPR. #Drowning is quick & often silent: It's preventable. #RDFSA #watersafety

During #LockdownSA, we ask caregivers & #parents to be especially vigil. Never leave a child alone in or near #water. Not even for a few seconds. #Drowning is quick & silent. Please watch your #children at all times. #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #StrongerTogether #staysafe

We teach our children to never trust strangers, to cross the street safely, to fasten their seat-belts – we should also teach them water safety so that it too becomes second nature. Drowning is preventable. #RDFSA #StopDrowning #DrowningPrevention #keepkidssafe #watersafety

During #LockdownSA, we ask caregivers & parents to be especially vigil. Never leave a child alone in or near water. Not even for a few seconds. Drowning is quick & silent. Please watch your children at all times. #RDFSA #stopdrowning #keepkidssafe #watersafety #StrongerTogether