Lifesaving is a life skill that should be taught to all generations in all communities, to reduce the amount of drownings that occur yearly and are gradually increasing. It is the action or process of saving another person 's life, especially from drowning (Oxford Dictionary, 2015) while drowning is the inability to breathe caused by submission in water which can cause death (World Health Organisation, 2014). Decreasing the danger of water and its influence in the death rate of children and adults is a goal that should be implemented. The value of life saving needs to be executed into today’s society and its dynamics, to begin the implementation of the value of lifesaving would be a resort or at a rural school.
So many children and teenagers experience drowning in Resorts without understanding the value of lifesaving and the importance of preventing drownings from occurring. A fifteen-year old boy recently drowned at Fun Valley Resort in Johannesburg, Gauteng. He was at a school function on a Friday afternoon when he went swimming, suddenly drowned, and passed on even after the fire department had arrived and performed CPR. (Eye Witness News, 2015). The importance of lifesaving in recreational areas that constantly have large masses of people swimming regularly should be educated on drownings and companies should be held responsible for theses occurrences. People should be educated about the dangers of drowning and the need for life saving.
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