lesson 2 recreation and water safety recreational activities are fun, but they can be accompanied by...

Lesson 2 Recreation and Water Safety

Recreational activities are fun, but they can be accompanied by the unexpected.

Common sense and caution can minimize the risk of accidental injuries during recreational activities.

Lesson 2

Analyze strategies for preventing accidental injuries that occur during recreational activities.

Associate risk-taking during recreational activities with consequences such as accidental injury.

In this lesson, you’ll learn to:

Lesson Objectives

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Staying Healthy and Safe During Outdoor Activities

Know your limits. Stick with tasks that match your level of ability.

Bring supplies. Plan simple meals. Take plenty of safe drinking water with you and any supplies to store foods safely.

Wear protective clothing. The proper clothing can protect against the weather and poisonous plants and insects.

Tell people your plans. Let them know where you’re going and when you plan to return.

Plan ahead for the weather. To avoid heat exhaustion, stay in the shade in hot weather and drink plenty of water.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Safety While Camping and Hiking

Stay in specified campsites, and hike only in approved areas.

Be knowledgeable about poisonous plants, insects, and snakes.

Store food where animals cannot get to it, such as in a vehicle or suspended from a high tree branch.

Be careful around campfires, and observe fire safety rules.

Never drink water from lakes, rivers, or streams; it may contain disease-causing pathogens.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Winter Sport Safety

When skiing, snowboarding, or participating in other winter sports, dress in layers.

Air trapped between layers of clothing helps insulate you from the cold and prevents hypothermia.

Make sure the outermost layer is waterproof, and wear a hat.

Always wear the appropriate safety equipment, and make sure it’s in good working order and is sized correctly for you.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Water Safety

Drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related death.

The four major causes of drowning are:

1. Failure to wear a life jacket

2. Alcohol use

3. Lack of swimming skill

4. Hypothermia

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Swimming

Learn how to swim. Know your abilities, and always swim with a buddy.

Swim only in designated areas where a lifeguard is present.

If you get a muscle cramp, relax, float, and press and squeeze the muscle until it relaxes.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Diving

Learn the proper diving technique, and always check water depth before diving.

The American Red Cross recommends a minimum depth of nine feet.

Never dive in unfamiliar areas or into dark or shallow water.

Make sure the area is clear of swimmers and floating objects.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Boating and Personal Watercraft

Learn how to handle a boat or personal watercraft (PWC) correctly, and know the laws governing their use.

Always wear approved personal flotation devices on boats and PWCs.

At the first indication of bad weather, return to shore.

Never ride in a boat or PWC with an operator who has been using alcohol or other drugs.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Drowning Prevention

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Lake, River, and Ocean Safety

Swim in supervised areas only.

Enter feet first.

Watch for marine warnings.

Be aware of surroundings.

Plan ahead.

Lesson 2

Choose the appropriate option.

Q. A condition in which body

temperature becomes dangerously low is called ___________.

1. heat exhaustion

2. gonorrhea

3. hypothermia

4. syphilis

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A. A condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously

low is called hypothermia.

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Provide a short answer to the question given below.

Q. Why is it risky to drink from lakes, rivers, and streams?

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A. Drinking from lakes, rivers, and streams is risky because

these water bodies may contain disease-causing pathogens.

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Provide a short answer to the question given below.

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Q. Analyze and identify three strategies for preventing

accidental injuries while camping or hiking.

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A. Strategies for preventing accidental injuries while camping

or hiking are:

Stay in specified campsites, and hike only in approved

areas.

Be knowledgeable about poisonous plants, insects, and

snakes.

Store food where animals cannot get to it.

Be careful around campfires, and observe fire safety rules.

Never drink water from lakes, rivers, or streams.

Quick Review - Answer

Lesson 2

Provide a suitable analysis.

You and your family are taking a boat out on the lake for the afternoon. What supplies and safety equipment should you bring with you?

Quick Review

Lesson 2

Know your limits. Stick with tasks that match your level of ability.

Bring supplies. Plan simple meals. Take plenty of safe drinking water with you and any supplies to store foods safely.

Wear protective clothing. The proper clothing can protect against the weather and poisonous plants and insects.

Tell people your plans. Let them know where you’re going and when you plan to return.

Plan ahead for the weather. To avoid heat exhaustion, stay in the shade in hot weather and drink plenty of water.

Recreational Safety

Staying Healthy and Safe During Outdoor Activities

Heat exhaustion is an overheating of the body that results in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock.

Heat exhaustion is an overheating of the body that results in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock.

Lesson 2 Recreational Safety

Winter Sport Safety

When skiing, snowboarding, or participating in other winter sports, dress in layers.

Air trapped between layers of clothing helps insulate you from the cold and prevents hypothermia.

Make sure the outermost layer is waterproof, and wear a hat.

Always wear the appropriate safety equipment, and make sure it’s in good working order and is sized correctly for you.

Hypothermia is a condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low.

Hypothermia is a condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low.

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A. Correct! A condition in which body temperature becomes

dangerously low is called hypothermia.

Click Next to attempt another question.

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