OTHER SERVICES
Did you know....
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Drowning is the leading cause of acciden-tal death for children under the age of 5. (American Institute for Preventative Medicine).
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A child can drown in just a few inches of water, silently, and in a matter of seconds.
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Of preschoolers who drown, the vast majority (70 percent) are in the care of at least one parent.
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Of pool drownings among preschoolers, 98 percent occur in the child’s pool or the pool of a friend, neighbor or rela-tive. (National Center for Injury Prevention & Control)
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For every child who drowns, another four are hospitalized, and 16 receive emergency depart-ment care for near-drowning. (American Academy of Pediatrics)
WE CAN BRING THESE STAGGERING
STATISTICS DOWN!
WATER SAFERY PRESENTATION
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS:
Basic Water Rescue
This course is for public safety personnel, camp staff, trip leaders, and aquatic specialists. People with a backyard pool can take this class to assure a fun, safe environment for their pool.
Longfellow's WHALE Tales
Longfellow's WHALE Tales helps children learn safe behavior in, on and around the water. Taught in an easy-to-follow classroom format, WHALE Tales makes water safety fun and easy to learn. Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets, activities and a video that features Longfellow, the animated whale. Includes eight basic lessons:
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Swim with a buddy in a supervised area
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Be cool, follow the rule-the reasons behind water safety rules
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Look before you leap-choose safe places to swim and dive
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Think so you don't sink-what to do when things go wrong
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Reach or throw, don't go-safe ways to rescue a swimmer in trouble
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Don't just pack it, wear your jacket-the importance of wearing a life jacket
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Cold can kill-knowing the hazards
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Learn about boating before you go floating
Additional Water Safety Presentations
Helping increase safety wherever and whenever water activities are enjoyed, water safety presentations teach easy-to-remember safety tips for pools, spas, wate rparks, lakes, rivers, oceans and more. We offer four presentation options:
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Water Safety Today
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General Water Safety
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Home Pool Safety
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Parent Orientation to Swim Lessons
Presentations vary in content and length. They are ideal for parents, the general public, students in grades 4-12 or youth organizations, and people who participate in activities in and around the water, including camp staff and campers.
Contact us for more information about our aquatics and water safety programs.
Babysitter Training
The primary purpose of the Babysitter’s Training course is to provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave; and learn about basic child care and basic first aid. This training is designed for youths ages 11 to 15. Please contact us to sign up for a class.
Learning Objectives:
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Define leadership and identify role modeling, respect, communication, motivation, taking action and decision making as important leadership skills.
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Identify ways to respect diversity among the children they babysit.
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Use safe and appropriate techniques for finding babysitting jobs.
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Recognize and emergency.
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Explain the difference between life-threatening and non-life-threatening emergencies.
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List and apply appropriate techniques to prevent misbehavior and help children engage in desired behaviors.
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Demonstrate how to pick up and hold and infant and toddler.
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Demonstrate how to bottle feed an infant.
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Demonstrate on to change a diaper.
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Demonstrate how to help a conscious toddler or infant who is chocking.
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Demonstrate how to check an unconscious child or infant
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Demonstrate how to give care to an unconscious child or infant who is not breathing.
...and many more important child safety skills
LIFEGUARD SERVICES
We provide professional, fully insured, highly experienced Red Cross certified Lifeguards to supervise your pool party activity, keeping the kids safe, and giving you peace-of-mind. All of our staff are also current in CPR and First Aid certifications.
How much notice is needed for booking us?
Many times we can fill last minute orders, yet to guarantee a specific date, 1-2 weeks notice is preferred. If booking with less than 72 hours/3 days notice (example booking on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday for a Saturday party) we include a $30 rush fee for these orders.
How many lifeguards are needed?
This depends on the age group of the swimmers at the party, and the expected head count. We recommend one lifeguard per 15 swimmers of varying abilities.
Do the lifeguards conduct entertainment activities?
Our lifeguards are all highly personable and intend to have the kids have a fun, safe experience in the pool. Their key job is watching the pool completely. If the lifeguard feels confident in the swimming skills of all the kids present, he or she can coordinate some relay races, sharks and minnows games, etc. but must maintain supervision from the deck for safety of all. If you are hiring two lifeguards, more flexibility in duties could be arranged with prior approval from our office.
Cost: For a party of 3 hours or less we charge a $100 flat fee. This is for one lifeguard. After 3 hours, each additional hour is $50 per lifeguard. In rare events, if you would need to cancel our services with less than 48 hours notice of the party date, we will charge 25% of the booking. If canceling with more than 48 hour notice, we give a full refund. Payments due in full prior to event date. Any tip you'd like to give after the party to the guards can be made in cash and received with thanks. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
It’s the smartest insurance policy you could have for everyone present!
