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Parenting expert shows why you should ALWAYS put your kids in bright swimwear this summer & it could save their lives
WATCH the video to see if you can spot the child in the water
A PARENTING and child safety expert has revealed why you should always put your kid in bright swimsuits.
Taking to social media, the experts showed in real time how the right coloured swimming suit could save their lives.
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In the clip, the parenting pro said: "This is the original video that I posted.
"And then you'll see me switch angles so I'm even closer to the lifeguard dummies and a little bit deeper in the water.
"And it's still, in my opinion, very hard to see them."
In the clip she headed to a swimming pool and placed two dummies in the water wearing different coloured swimwear.
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She then filmed the scene to see just how well people could see the dummies underwater.
The setting was to show parents just how difficult it can be to see kids underwater when wearing certain colours in case of a safety emergency such as drowning.
And it was clearly difficult to spot the two dummies in the water, as she filmed form one angle it was difficult for many viewers to spot either of them.
As she filmed from another angle, the green swimsuit was much more visible - but the plenty of people missed the dummy in the blue suit.
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The parenting expert added: "There were a lot of comments like this one saying that they only saw one kid, and most of the time, when they saw the kid, it was in the neon bathing suit.
"The other 'child', was in blue. Blue is almost invisible underwater to sea."
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She said: "Choosing bright-coloured bathing suits for kids can make them more visible in the water, helping you keep a closer eye on them and ensuring their safety. Safety first, always."
The clips posted to the TikTok account @has since gone viral with over 250k views.
Proving her point many people in the comments were unsure on what they could see in the water and if they caught all the kids.
One person wrote: "I could not see the blue one at all."
When to call 999 for adults and children
You should 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 dropping on one side, unable to hold both arms up, difficulty speaking)
- Sudden confusion (doesn't know own name)
- Suicide attempt
- Severe difficulty breathing (unable to speak, choking, gasping)
- Choking
- Heavy bleeding (spraying, pouring, making a puddle)
- Severe injuries (after a serious accident or assault)
- Seizure
- Sudden and rapid swelling (lips, mouth, throat, tongue)
For children, this includes:
- Seizure
- Choking
- Difficulty breathing (grunting noises, stomach sucking under rib cage)
- Unable to stay awake (can't keep eyes open for more than a few seconds)
- Blue, grey, pale or blotchy skin, tongue or lips
- Limp and floppy (head falls to the side, backwards or forwards)
- Heavy bleeding (spraying, pouring, making a puddle)
- Severe injuries (after a serious accident or assault)
- Signs of a stroke (face dropping on one side, unable to hold both arms up, difficulty speaking)
- Sudden and rapid swelling (lips, mouth, throat, tongue)
- Sudden confusion (agitation, odd behaviour, non-stop crying)
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Another commented: "I saw 1. Just the green/yellow one."
"Exactly why my kids wear fluorescent coloured swim suits only," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "Where the heck are they!"
"I watched this 6 times before I saw anything and that terrifies me,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “I think I can see two, definitely a green one maybe a red/orange one."
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