2012 summer safety
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2012 Summer SafetyCovering Some of the Hazards of
the Summer Months
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Summer is a great time to be
outside and enjoy the weather.
But summer activities bring
additional risks to your health.Be sure to be safe this summer
by knowing these summer health
risks. A little bit of preventioncan keep your summer safe.
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1. Skin Cancer2. Heat stroke
3. Damaging your eyes with UV rays
4. Dehydration
5. Driving accidents
6. Drowning
7. Food Poisoning
8. Bug Bites9. Fire injury
What are the Hazards of Summer?
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SKIN CANCER
Skin cancer is the most common form of
cancer. Over one million people are
diagnosed with skin cancer each year. If
caught early, skin cancer is usually treated
easily. Skin cancer is more common in
people who:
Have spent lots of time in the sun or have
been sunburned.
Have fair skin, hair and eyes.Have a family member who has had skin
cancer.
Are over the age 50.
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Protect yourself by havingregular skin screenings
and wearing the
appropriate sunscreen.
For extra protection, wear
a sunhat if you plan to be
outdoors for an extended
period of time, and keep inmind the suns peak hours
are between 10:00am and
4:00pm
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Heat stroke is a serious medical condition that
can be life threatening. In heat stroke, the
body's core temperature rises. Much like a
fever, extremely high body temperatures can
lead to permanent damage. Some signs of heat
stroke include:
Confusion
Short, rapid breathing
Stopping sweatingA fast pulse
Heat stroke is a medical emergency that
calls for immediate medical assistance.
Heat stroke
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Take these steps to prevent heat stroke during hotweather:
Don't overexert yourself.
Drink a quart of fluids an hour.
Wear loose clothing light in color and fabric, as well as ahat and sunblock, and stay in the shade or indoors if
possible.
Open windows and use fans, or turn on air conditioning.
If you don't have air conditioning, go to a public place
that does, like a mall, library, or movie theater.
Avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can speed up
dehydration.
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Damaging your eyes
with UV rays
During the summer, you
might be tempted to look at
the sky.
However, if you do so, do
not look directly at the sun
and wear sunglasses to
avoid damaging your eyeswith UV rays.
Be sure your sunglasses
filter out 100 percent of UV
light.
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Dehydration can happen quickly
in the summer heat.
Be sure that you have water
handy whenever you will be inthe heat for a long time.
Don't forget about children too -
they may not ask for water.
Be sure to take frequent waterbreaks during the kids' summer
activities.
Dehydration
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Driving accidents are the numberone killerfor young people.
Avoid summer driving accidents
by: Avoid using cellular phone
while driving
Drive at a normal speed and
obey the speed limit Dont drink and drive
Keeping summer road trips to
a reasonable length
Never driving after midnight
Driving accidents
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Drowning
In Vietnam, each year over
12,000 people drown in water-
related accidents including
6,000 children. Summer months also have a
higher occurrence of water-related injuries.
Prevent these summertragedies through supervision,
proper pool safety and
enforcing rules around the
water.
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Learn to swim and know yourlimits
Swim in supervised areas
Obey NO DIVING signs
Dont drink and swim
Wear Life Preservers when
boating and fishing
Use common sense - dont
swim after eating, whilechewing gum or after drinking.
If you have a pool and have
children, always stay with
them when they are playing in
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Food Poisoning
Summer eating can be
enjoyable with fresh
seasonal produce, outdoor
eating and entertaining forspecial occasions or family
gatherings.
Unfortunately, foodpoisoning is more common
in summer than at any other
time of year.
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These tips will help to protect you and your
family from food-borne illness in the summer
Wash your hands thoroughly before
handling food and after handling raw
foods
Wash dishcloths and tea towels
regularly and let them dry before you
use them again
Cook food thoroughly
Keep your fridge temperature below
50C
Keep raw meat, chicken and seafood
chilled and away from cooked food
Avoid handling food when youre not
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Summer and warm weather outdoorand travel-related activities ofteninvolve fire and burn injury hazardsand almost anyone can be injured
By observing simple preventionguidelines, these activities can be fireand burn-safe as well as fun:
Keep children at a safe distance fromthe heat and flames while grilling
Keep water or fire extinguishernearby
Never add starter fluid to hot/warmcoals
Never use gasoline to start, enhanceor revive a fire
Fire injury
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Have Fun But Be Safe In ThisSummerThank you for your attention