Water Safety Class

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="042a11c3.gif"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Water Safety<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPR, First Aid Water Safety Training Of"><U><IMG SRC="26065650.gif" border=0 width="101" height="101" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Click on me to return to CPR, First Aid And Water Safety Training.</div> <div> Water Safety training meets title 22 foster care licensing requirements.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U><IMG SRC="23642300.gif" border=0 width="66" height="48" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>(Return to Home Page)</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#6666FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Foster & Kinship Care Education </B></FONT>     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CCCC66" FACE="Arial" >|   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amador County Independent Living Program"><U>Amador County Independent Living Program Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Aid"><U>First Aid</U></A>   |   <B>Water Safety Class</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="041f4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Water Safety Class</div> <div> <B>T</B><B>h</B><B>is Water Safety class is strictly a water safety and not an  in-water rescuing class. A person taking this class also needs to be certified in CPR and First Aid and be able to swim</B><B>.</B><B> </B><B>(</B><B>Classes meet California title 22 foster care requirements and child daycare requirements). It is important to know that you should never, not even for a minute leave a child unattended in or near water. When children are swimming an adult should be in the water with the children, w</B><B>atching from the shore or pool side is not safe, it only takes 20 seconds for a child to drown.</B></div> <div> <B>Topics that will be covered are:</B></div> <div> <B>The Reasons People Drown </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Distress Versus Drowning</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Factors in Identifying Drowning Response</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rules to Reduce Accidental Drowning Deaths</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rescuing Methods</B></div> <div> <B>Risk Factors Around Water </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Always have an </B><B>Emergency Action Plan</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tides and currents</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Storms & small craft warnings</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Car in water</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fish ponds, pools, bath tubs, spas, etc.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Carbon monoxide  - teak surfing</B></div> <div> <B>Prevention & Care</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Life Jackets / What kind and what size - </B><B>Types of Life Vests and which ones are appropriate for what age and water type and how to tell if they are a proper fit</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sun burn, skin cancer </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Heat related illnesses </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sting Ray sting, bee sting, Jellyfish sting</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">RWIs</B><B> </B><B>“Recreational water illnesses” are illnesses that are spread by  swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools, spas, lakes, rivers, or oceans.  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cold related illnesses</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Other safety issues & injuries around water</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managing a Conscious victim</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Managing an Unconscious victim</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dcffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Home pools and safety - </B><B>Bodily Fluids Exposure, fencing, alarms, rules, available equipment, etc.</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>