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>>> WE HAD A REMINDER OVER THE
WEEKEND, A NEWS STORY THAT
BRINGS UP THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW
A GOOD LIFE JACKET CAN MAKE ALL
THE DIFFERENCE.
THE DIFFERENCE. A TEEN IS SAFE AFTER A KAYAKING
ADVENTURE WENT WRONG.
THE FAMILY HAD LAUNCHED IN
HILLSBOROUGH AND THE 15 YEAR
OLD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE
GROUP.
GROUP.
GROUP. SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE PRAISING
THE FAMILY FOR BEING WELL
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. >> WE KNOW HE IS WEARING THAT
LIFE JACKET.
LIFE JACKET. SO HE CAN FLOAT.
HE CAN BE IN THE WATER.
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO HIM.
>> WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WANTED
TO LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY FIT
YOUR FAMILY'S LIFE JACKET.
THE RIVER RESCUE PROGRAM IS IN
STUDIO THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
VARIETY OF LIFE JACKETS.
THESE SIZES COVER THE WHOLE
FAMILY?
FAMILY?
FAMILY? >> THEY DO.
LIFE JACKETS ARE SIZED BY
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT. THE FIRST THING DO IS LOOK ON
THE INSIDE AND IT WILL TELL YOU
IT IS APPROVED BY COASTGUARD
AND IT WILL TELL YOU THE WEIGHT
CLASS.
CLASS.
CLASS. THIS IS ADULT UNIVERSAL.
IF WE LOOK AT THE CHILD JACKETS
IT WILL SAY AT THE TOP 30 TO 50
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. >> THAT'S A SMALL CHILD.
>> A SMALL KID OH.
ANY ADULT JACKET IS 90 PLUS
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. JACKETS ARE NOT SIZED BY AGE.
THEY'RE SIZED BY WEIGHT.
>> I AM GETTING HEAVY ENOUGH
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> DID YOU SIZE OUT OF THE
ADULT JACKET.
ADULT JACKET. >> ANYTHING OVER 90.
THE FLOTATION IS SUPPOSED TO
KEEP YOU GOOD.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THEY MAKE SUPER EXTRA LARGE
JACKETS BUT IT IS MORE ABOUT
FITTING THAN ABOUT THE
FLOTATION.
FLOTATION. >> SHOW US HOW TO FIT ONE ON
ROD.
ROD.
ROD. >>
ROD. >> JUST SNAP AND PULL?
>> THEY'RE A LITTLE EASIER.
>> GOODNESS, AM I OFF ALREADY?
>> SLIDE IT TO THE SIDE.
PARTICULARLY WHEN FITTING
CHILDREN, START AT THE BOTTOM
AND WORK YOUR WAY UP.
>> I ALWAYS START IN THE
MIDDLE.
MIDDLE.
MIDDLE. >> I DO THE SAME.
>> PARTICULARLY SMALL CHILDREN
HAVE EXTRA IN THE TUMMY AND YOU
WANT TO CLIP DOWN LOW FIRST.
YOU CAN TIGHTEN.
>> I WAS STICKING MY TUMMY OUT
TO SIMULATE.
TO SIMULATE. >> SOME LIFE JACKETS THE STRAPS
GO BETWEEN THE LEGS.
DO YOU NEED THAT?
>> UNTIL KID OR FIVE OR SIX
THEY DON'T HAVE THE SHOULDER
STRENGTH TO HOLD DOWN THE LIFE
JACKET.
JACKET.
JACKET. THAT STRAP IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT WILL KEEP THE JACKET ON
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. I
THEM. I HAVE SEEN SMALL CHILDREN GET
OUT OF JACKETS THAT WERE
PROPERLY FITTED.
PROPERLY FITTED. WITHOUT FULL FUNCTION IT WILL
POP RIGHT OFF.
>> I SEE.
>> I SEE.
>> I SEE. >> THIS IS FAIRLY FIRM BY THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. NO
WAY. NO LONGER DO WE HAVE THE
TYPICAL LIFE JACKET DESIGNED TO
KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER.
>> TYPE ONE OR HORSE COLLAR
JACKETS USED TO BE USED A LOT
ON BOATS.
ON BOATS.
ON BOATS. THEY'RE REALLY FOR STILL WATER,
ONLY TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE
WATER UNTIL RESCUE COMES.
>> THIS ALSO HAS A VEST
ATTACHED.
ATTACHED.
ATTACHED. THE HORSE COLLAR, THEY ADJUST
TO YOUR NECK AND COME DOWN IN
FRONT.
FRONT.
FRONT. IT
FRONT. IT WILL BE A STRAP THAT GOES
DOWN YOUR BACK.
IN MOVING WATER, THOSE ARE
UNSAFE BECAUSE IF THEY CATCH ON
ANYTHING, IT WILL YANK ON YOUR
NECK.
NECK.
NECK. THAT'S REALLY NOT WHAT YOU
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. >>
WANT. >> HOW ABOUT TESTING THE FIT OF
A JACKET?
A JACKET?
A JACKET? DO YOU PULL UP AND PULL DOWN?
>> THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO TEST
THE FIT.
THE FIT.
THE FIT. FIRST COME TO THE FRONT AND YOU
WILL SLIDE UP AND DOWN.
YOU WILL GET A LITTLE MOVEMENT.
THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
SECOND, GIVE A GENTLE WIGGLE.
YOU CAN WIGGLE WITH THE JACKET.
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. LAST
FOR. LAST PULL AT THE SHOULDERS AND
IT SHOULDN'T TOUCH THE EAR
LOBES.
LOBES.
LOBES. >>
LOBES. >> WHAT IF I HAVE LARGE EARS?
>> WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON
MISTAKE YOU SEE IN THE USE OF A
LIFE JACKET?
LIFE JACKET? >> TOO LOOSE.
LIFE JACKETS LOOSEN AS SOON AS
THEY GET IN THE WATER.
WATER LUBRICATES ALL THE
BUCKLES.
BUCKLES.
BUCKLES. THE JACKET WILL START TO RISE
UP ON THE KID OR ADULT'S NECK
WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> THEN THE KIDS SAY THEY DON'T
WANT TO WEAR IT.
>> REALLY IT'S TOO LOOSE AND
FLOATING UP.
FLOATING UP. TUG IT DOWN, RETIGHTEN.
YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO
RETIGHTEN PERIODICALLY
RETIGHTEN PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
>> GOOD INFORMATION.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A TRAINING
EXERCISE TODAY.
EXERCISE TODAY. THANK