Strengthening drowning prevention for children in the summer

Ly Tu Trong Primary School (Thang Loi Ward, Song Cong City) organized training on skills and disseminated knowledge on preventing drowning and injury accidents for students.

On May 12, Uc Ky Secondary School (Phu Binh) organized a propaganda program to prevent drowning and injuries with the participation of all teachers, staff and over 500 students in the school. Ms. Lang Thi Anh, teacher in charge of the Youth Union, said: The students were disseminated knowledge by the school's medical staff and students from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Thai Nguyen University), instructed in basic first aid skills when encountering people who are drowning or injured, and skills to call for help promptly...

At Xuan Phuong Secondary School, Ms. Ly Thi Hoa, the teacher in charge of the Youth Union , informed: After the end of the school year exam, next week (from May 19 to 25), the Youth Union will organize a Young Pioneers Propaganda Festival, where students will compete to learn about knowledge about preventing injuries and drowning.

Not only the two schools above, as a locality with dozens of kilometers of Cau River and Dao River flowing through and 125 large and small lakes and dams, other schools and youth union bases in Phu Binh district also pay attention to drowning prevention work.

Phu Binh District Youth Union gives life jackets to youth union bases in the district.

Mr. Duong Van Duyen, Deputy Secretary of Phu Binh District Youth Union, shared: In reality, there are cases where people who know how to swim still drown because they swim in dangerous areas with strong currents. Therefore, every year, we organize training courses, focusing on propaganda and instruction on drowning prevention skills and injury accidents for children and adolescents.

This summer, the District Youth Union continues to direct and guide 41 teams, 4 high schools, 20 commune and town unions in the district to organize activities in many forms to ensure safety and prevent drowning for children and adolescents, organize free swimming classes, give life jackets, and put up warning signs in deep and dangerous water areas... - Mr. Duong Van Duyen

In addition to teaching basic swimming skills, knowledge, skills, handling, and first aid in drowning situations. This not only helps children protect themselves but also can give first aid to friends when bad situations occur.

Commune-level delegations in Phu Binh district installed warning signs in deep, dangerous water areas and areas prone to drowning accidents.

In the province, there have been a number of tragic drowning accidents due to storms and rains, with the victims being children... Therefore, propaganda work not only focuses on raising awareness among students but also on parents.

Mr. Nong Khac Huy, Secretary of Dong Hy District Youth Union : We will continue to promote propaganda activities to students and parents, especially in communes with a large population of ethnic minorities; recommend that parents let their children learn to swim, pay attention, supervise, and look after children, not be negligent during the summer, especially during the rainy and stormy season, and teach children to recognize safe areas...

Ms. Pham Thi Thu Hien, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Chairwoman of the Provincial Youth Union Council, said: At this time, the Provincial Youth Union and the Provincial Youth Union Council have directed the Unions to coordinate with the Youth Union to hand over students to summer activities in the locality at the end of the school year; train to improve capacity, promote the role of cadres working on children's work in residential areas. Along with that, direct the Youth Union and Youth Union bases to increase training activities to improve soft skills for children, especially drowning prevention skills. At the same time, organize activities to inspect, review, and post warning signs in areas with high risks of drowning for children; continue to mobilize social resources to build safe playgrounds, artificial swimming pools, mini swimming pools for children...

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202505/tang-cuong-phong-chong-duoi-nuoc-cho-tre-trong-dip-he-89e2ca3/