A PARENTING and child safety expert has revealed why you should always put your child in bright swimwear.
On social media, experts showed in real time how the right color swimsuit could save their lives.
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In the clip, the parenting professional said, “This is the original video I posted.
“And then you’ll see me change my angle to be even closer to the lifeguard dummies and a little deeper in the water.
“And it’s still, in my opinion, very difficult to see them.”
In the clip she went to a swimming pool and placed two dolls in the water wearing different colored swimsuits.
She then filmed the scene to see how well people could see the mannequins underwater.
The goal was to show parents how difficult it can be to see children underwater when wearing certain colors in the event of a safety emergency such as drowning.
And it was clearly difficult to spot the two mannequins in the water, as she was filming from one angle, it was difficult for many viewers to spot either of them.
When filming from another angle, the green swimsuit was much more visible – but a lot of people missed the mannequin in the blue suit.
The parenting expert added: “There were a lot of comments like this saying they only saw one child and most of the time when they saw the child they were in the neon swimsuit.
“The other ‘child’ was wearing blue. Blue is almost invisible underwater in the sea.”
She said: “Choosing brightly colored swimwear for children can make them more visible in the water, helping you keep an eye on them and ensuring their safety. Safety first, always.”
Clips posted to the TikTok account @separation It has since gone viral with over 250,000 views.
Proving his point, many people in the comments weren’t sure what they could see in the water and whether they caught all the kids.
One person wrote: “I couldn’t see the blue.”
When to call 999 for adults and children
You must call 999 in life-threatening emergencies.
For adults, this includes:
- Signs of a heart attack (chest pain, pressure, heaviness, tightness, squeezing)
- Signs of a stroke (face drooping to one side, inability to hold both arms up, difficulty speaking)
- Sudden confusion (does not know his own name)
- Suicide attempt
- Severe difficulty breathing (unable to speak, choking, panting)
- Suffocating
- Heavy bleeding (spraying, pouring, pooling)
- Serious injuries (after a serious accident or assault)
- Convulsion
- Sudden and rapid swelling (lips, mouth, throat, tongue)
For children, this includes:
- Convulsion
- Suffocating
- Difficulty breathing (grunting, stomach sucking under rib cage)
- Unable to stay awake (cannot keep eyes open for more than a few seconds)
- Blue, gray, pale, or mottled skin, tongue, or lips
- Floppy and floppy (head falls to the side, back or forward)
- Heavy bleeding (spraying, pouring, pooling)
- Serious injuries (after a serious accident or assault)
- Signs of a stroke (face drooping to one side, inability to hold both arms up, difficulty speaking)
- Sudden and rapid swelling (lips, mouth, throat, tongue)
- Sudden confusion (agitation, strange behavior, non-stop crying)
Source: National Health Service
Another commented: “I saw 1. Only the green/yellow one”.
“Exactly why my kids only wear fluorescent colored swimwear,” wrote a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “Where the hell are they!”
“I watched it 6 times before I saw anything and it terrifies me,” said a fifth.
Someone else added: “I think I can see two, definitely a green one, maybe a red/orange one.”
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