.
. >>>
. >>> NOW
. >>> NOW HERE WE HAVE THREE,
MAYBE FOUR CHILDREN, SMALL
TODDLERS DROWNING IN OUR POOLS
HERE AROUND THE GREATER HOUSTON
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. ARE
AREA. ARE WE DOING SOMETHING WRONG
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? ARE
HERE? ARE WE NOT EDUCATING THE
PUBLIC, INFORMING THE PUBLIC?
IS THERE SOMETHING WHERE, IS IT
A FINANCIAL THING?
WHY AREN'T WE GETTING THESE
CHILDREN SWIM LESSONS?
>> THAT WAS FORT BEND COUNTY
SHERIFF TROY NELLS FRUSTRATED
BY ANOTHER DROWNING.
OUR NEXT GUEST OFFERS WATER
SAFETY TIPS.
SAFETY TIPS. OF COURSE WHAT WE'LL GET TO
LATER AS WELL IS IF SOMEBODY IS
IN TROUBLE HOW TO SAVE THEIR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. IT
LIFE. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH WATER AND
A DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME.
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO THINK
ABOUT IS THAT SOMETHING SMALL
AS A BUCKET OF WATER FOR A
SMALL CHILD CAN BE A DROWNING
HAZARD.
HAZARD.
HAZARD. IT USUALLY IS UNDER FIVE
MINUTES AND THOSE MOMENTS
BETWEEN WHEN THAT CHILD GOES
UNDERWATER UNTIL THEY GET OUT
THE SECONDS REALLY DO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> THE LEADING CAUSE OF
UNINTENTIONAL DEATH FOR AGES 1
TO 4. YOU WANT TO GET YOUR
CHILDREN FAMILIAR WITH WATER.
THEY HAVE TO RESPECT WATER.
HOW EARLY WOULD YOU SUGGEST
STARTING?
STARTING?
STARTING? >> THERE'S AGE APPROPRIATE
LESSONS.
LESSONS.
LESSONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HELP YOUR
KIDS HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
SKILLS SO THEY CAN BE SAFE
AROUND THE WATER BUT ALSO TO
WORK WITH THEM ON SETTING THOSE
APPROPRIATE BOUNDARIES AND
RULES.
RULES.
RULES. THE CHILDREN SHOULD ALWAYS BE
ASKING AN ADULT BEFORE THEY
PLAY WITH ANY WATER.
IF THAT'S A BATHTUB, A KIDDY
POOL.
POOL.
POOL. >>
POOL. >> IT CAN BE AN INCH OF WATER
IF A CHILD IS SMALL ENOUGH.
OR EVEN SILLY THINGS LIKE
AROUND THE TOILET AND FALLING
IN.
IN.
IN. I
IN. I MENTIONED THE RESPECT OF THE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD
THAT FEELS CONFIDENT AROUND THE
WATER AND WHAT KIND OF WATER
YOU'RE IN.
YOU'RE IN. SWITCHING POOL IS DIFFERENT
FROM OCEAN WHICH IS DIFFERENT
FROM LAKE.
FROM LAKE. >> IT DEFINITELY IS.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT IN YOUR HOME, A
LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE KIDDY
POOLS OR SWIMMING POOLS.
MAKE SURE THOSE ARE SECURED.
IF THAT'S A SWIMMING POOL WITH
A FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT
THAT ISN'T ACCESSIBLE TO
ACCESS.
ACCESS.
ACCESS. KIDDY POOL, DUMPING THAT OUT SO
IT'S NOT THERE FOR A CHILD TO
ACCIDENTALLY FALL INTO.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GRANGER SMITH, COUNTRY SINGER,
HIS SON DROWNED IN THE POOL IN
THE BACKYARD.
THE BACKYARD. AND SOMETIMES YOU MAY HAVE YOUR
EYE ON YOUR CHILD WHEN YOU'RE
SOME PLACE ELSE STRANGE BUT AT
HOME YOU FEEL SO COMFORTABLE
YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE THAT
YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION THERE.
SO SWIMMING LESSONS ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE YMCA.
>> I TOOK YMCA SWIMMING CLASSES
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
THEY HAVE AGE APPROPRIATE
LEVELS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR
CHILDREN TO GAIN SKILLS SO THEY
CAN BE SAFE IN THE WATER.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
ADULTS TO GO TO THE SWIMMING
LESSONS WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
MAYBE BRUSH UP ON SOME OF YOUR
SKILLS IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN
SWIMMING LESSONS IN MANY YEARS.
IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOUR CHILD IS CAPABLE OF DOING
AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THOSE
LEVELS.
LEVELS.
LEVELS. >> BEING IN THE OCEAN AND I WAS
IN THE OCEAN AND THE ONE THING
I REMEMBERED WAS TO POP ON MY
BACK AND FLOAT IF I WAS IN
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. I WAS IN TROUBLE, I FLOATED
FOR, THERE WAS A FISHERMAN IN A
BOAT THAT RESCUED ME.
PEOPLE ON THE BEACH WERE LIKE
THAT SMALL.
THAT SMALL. I'M LIKE, HELP.
I JUST DISAPPEARED.
IT JUST TOOK A MINUTE FOR THAT
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. KNOWING WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE IN
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND SOMEBODY
IN TROUBLE.
IN TROUBLE. CPR IS CRITICAL.
>> WE WOULD SUGGEST ANY TIME
YOU'RE IN THE WATER THAT
EVERYONE'S SWIMMING WITH A
BUDDY SO IF SOMETHING'S GOING
WRONG THAT YOU HAVE A FRIEND
THERE ABLE TO NOTIFY FOLKS
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. WE SUGGEST THAT IF YOU'RE IN A
POOL SETTING THAT ADULTS ARE
ALWAYS WATCHING THE CHILDREN.
YOU HAVE TO STAY LASER FOCUSED
ON THAT WHILE THERE'S A LOT OF
FUN THINGS GOING ON, ONE ADULT
NEEDS TO BE STRICTLY FOCUSED ON
MONITORING THOSE CHILDREN.
>> HOW DO WE GET CPR CERTIFIED
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>
WITH. >> YOU CAN TAKE RED CROSS
CLASSES.
CLASSES.
CLASSES. YOU CAN FIND THOSE ONLINE.
CPR, AED, FIRST AID.
IF YOU'RE NEEDING TO PERFORM
CPR THAT YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON.
WE KNOW THE AMERICAN CROSS IS
ALWAYS THERE.
ALWAYS THERE. YOU'RE THERE 24/7.
ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME
WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH SEEING YOU
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. YOU HAVE A RED CROSS APP.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. ON THAT APP IT HAS ALL OF THE
HAZARDS IN ONE APP.
ON THAT APP IT'LL HAVE THE
WATER SAFETY TIPS.
BEFORE YOU GO OUT WITH YOUR
FAMILY YOU CAN REVIEW WATER
SAFETY TIPS.
SAFETY TIPS. AS WELL AS TIPS TO USE IN
HURRICANE SEASON AS OTHER
HAZARDS PRESENT THEMSELVES.
>> I WISH I LOOK LIKE THAT IN
MY BATHING SUIT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WATER
SAFETY, CPR CERTIFICATION AND
DONATING TO THE AMERICAN RED