National Drowning Prevention Week
In order to encourage the adoption of safe behaviours to prevent drowning, the Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion will be holding various awareness-raising activities near its bodies of water.
Participants in the various activities will be entered in a draw to win two free swimming lessons for the fall session.
Programming
Monday, July 17
Information booth on residential pool safety
Raising awareness of the role and responsibilities of parents in supervising children near a residential pool
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste pool, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 18
Personal flotation device information booth
Raising awareness of the importance of wearing a flotation device when falling into water
- Sainte-Madeleine pool, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Presence of the Lifesaving Society's Splash Brig
The Brigade organizes fun, educational activities focusing on prevention in the aquatic environment, as well as ensuring the compliance of the facilities visited.
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste pool, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, July 19
Learn to swim for survival workshop with Animation Jeunesse Vaudreuil-Dorion day camps
Teaching the three exercises of the Swim to Survive standard:
- Front somersault into the water;
- Swim on the spot for one minute;
- 50-meter swim.
- Sainte-Madeleine and Saint-Jean-Baptiste pools
Lifeguard for a day with Animation Jeunesse Vaudreuil-Dorion day camps
Introduction to lifesaving by providing 15 minutes of lifeguard supervision (rotating among children aged 10 and over).
- Sainte-Madeleine and Saint-Jean-Baptiste pools
Thursday, July 20
Simulation of a practical case of head and spinal injury
Lifeguards will perform the steps involved in a head and spine injury (with complete evacuation of the pool during the case study).
- Sainte-Madeleine pool
Friday, July 21
Tournée dans l’eau with the Teenagers Club
Accompanied by coaches from Quebec sports federations, teenagers will learn the basics of the following disciplines: diving, water polo, swimming, artistic swimming, lifesaving and triathlon.
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste pool, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 22
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) demonstration
Cardiac arrest intervention simulation
- Sainte-Madeleine pool, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Demonstrating the Ladder Approach for water rescue
Simulation of a water rescue using the Ladder Approach to reduce the risk of the rescuer becoming a victim
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste pool, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
