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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