Ukuminza kungashesha futhi kuthule, kukwenze kube imbangela ehamba phambili yokufa kwezingane ngengozi.
Ukuze kusizwe abazali bavikele izingane zabo emanzini nasezindaweni ezizungezile, i-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ibuyekeze izincomo zayo zokuphepha emanzini.
Ukuminza kuyimbangela yesithathu ehamba phambili yokufa okuhlobene nokulimala ngengozi kwabaneminyaka engu-5- kuya kwengu-19 ubudala. Cishe izingane eziyinkulungwane e-United States zashona ngokuminza ngonyaka ka-2017, kwathi ezingama-8,700 XNUMX zabonwa eminyangweni yezimo eziphuthumayo esibhedlela ngemuva kwesigameko sokuminza, ngokusho kwe-AAP.
Izingane ezisacathula kanye nentsha zisengozini enkulu.
"Ukuminza kuyimbangela eyodwa ehamba phambili yokufa okuhlobene nokulimala phakathi kwezingane ezineminyaka engu-1 kuya ku-4," kusho uDkt. Sarah Denny, umbhali oholayo wesitatimende senqubomgomo esibuyekeziwe.
“Iningi lalezi zigameko zokushona kwabantu kwenzeka ngesikhathi kungalindelekile ukuthi izingane zibhukude noma zifike emanzini zingalindelekile. Izingane ezisacathula ziyathanda ukwazi ngokwemvelo; yingakho kumele sisebenzise amanye amasu, njengokubiyela amachibi nezingidi zeminyango,” wengeza esitatimendeni se-AAP.
Kodwa izingane ezincane akuzona zodwa ezisengozini enkulu. Cishe intsha engu-370 ephakathi kweminyaka engu-10 nengu-19 iyaminza unyaka ngamunye e-United States.
“Intsha ingazethemba ngokweqile ngamakhono ayo okubhukuda futhi isethubeni elihle lokuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kotshwala nokubhukuda—okwandisa ingozi yayo kakhulu.
Isitatimende senqubomgomo siveza izindlela zokuvikela izingane zabo bonke ubudala ekuminzeni, futhi ukuba izingane zifunde ukubhukuda kungenye yezincomo.
Ngokomunye umbhali wesitatimende uDkt. Linda Quan, “Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi izifundo zokubhukuda zinenzuzo ezinganeni eziqala cishe unyaka ongu-1, futhi zingase zehlise izinga lokuminza.”
UQuan wasikisela ukuthi “imindeni ingaxoxa nodokotela wayo wezingane mayelana nokuthi ingane yayo isikulungele yini ukufunda ukubhukuda, bese ibheka uhlelo olunothisha abanolwazi nabaqeqeshwe kahle. Ngokufanelekile, izinhlelo kufanele zifundise 'ikhono lamanzi,' futhi - ikhono lokuphuma emanzini uma ingane yakho iphelela emanzini kungalindelekile."
Kodwa ukufunda ukubhukuda akukwazi "ukuminza" ingane, ngakho abazali kudingeka bathathe ezinye izinyathelo zokuvimbela. Ezindlini ezinechibi, isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu sokuphepha ucingo oluzungeza ngokuphelele ichibi futhi luhlukanise nendlu, i-AAP yeluleka.
Lapho ugada izingane ezibhukudayo, abantu abadala kufanele bahlale benakile futhi bagweme noma yiziphi iziphazamiso. Lapho izinsana noma izinsana zisemanzini noma eduze kwawo, umuntu omdala onekhono lokubhukuda kufanele abe ngaphezu kwengalo ubude, anikeze “ukuqondisa kokuthinta” njalo.
Futhi ungalokothi ushiye izingane ezincane zodwa endlini yokugezela, kusho ochwepheshe. Ukusetshenziswa kwezingidi zezindlu zangasese kungavimbela ukuminza kwezingane ezisacathula. Ungalokothi ushiye izingane zodwa noma unakekelwe enye ingane ngenkathi iphakathi noma eduze nobhavu wokugeza, amachibi, izipashi noma amanye amanzi avulekile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, hlala ungenalutho amanzi emabhakedeni nakwezinye izitsha ngokushesha ngemva kokusetshenziswa.
Funda udaba oluphelele lapha: https://consumer.healthday.com/public-health-information-30/water-safety-news-590/how-to-protect-your-kids-from-drowning-743803.html
