Medical experts told 13 Action News they're more worried about drownings this year amid the pandemic than before.
Medical experts told 13 Action News they're more worried about drownings this year amid the pandemic than before.
HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT FEEL THANYEARS' PAST.IF YOU WANT TO BEAT THE HEAT-YOU MIGHT BE PLANNING TO SPENDMORE WORRIED ABOUT DROWNINGSTHIS YEAR.SPLASH PADS- PUBLIC POOLS- ANDWATER PARKS LIKE COWABUNGA BAYHERE BEHIND ME- ARE ALL STILLCLOSED.BUT IF YOU HAVE A POOL- OR PLANTO HIT THE BEACH- DROWNING IS ABIG CONCERN THIS WEEKEND.PKG REGISTERED NURSE GENIEMARSALA- WILL NEVER FORGETMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEVERALYEARS AGO- WHEN A LITTLE GIRLWAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCYROOM.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 3:07-3:18 THE FAMILYWAS WADING ON THEIRRAFTS AT LAKE MEAD, AND A GUSTOF WIND TOOK THAT RAFT OUT, ANDSHE FELL OFF THE RAFT ANDDROWNED FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL-EVERY SECOND COUNTED.NOW- MARSALA IS WORRIED THATPARENTS ARE NOT RUSHING THEIRKIDS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LIKETHEY USED TO.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 7:34-7:40 IF ANYTHINGIS WRONG WITH YOUR KIDS, PLEASEDO NOT HESITATE TO BRING THEMINTO THE HOSPITAL MANY PEOPLEARE AVOIDING THE HOSPITAL ANDTHE EMERGENCY ROOMS- FOR FEARDECLINE IN VISITS SINCE THEPANDEMIC STARTED- WITH SOMEHOSPITALS SEEING 60 PERCENTFEWER PATIENTS.WITH MEMORIAL DAY APPROACHING-MANY FAMILIES COULD BE HEADEDTO THE LAKE- OR PLANNING TO HITTHE POOL.BUT DROWNING- IS STILL A BIGCONCERN.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 1:42 UNFORTUNATELYMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS THEWEEKEND WE END UP SEEING ATLEAST 1 DROWNING OR NEARDROWNING HAPPEN 1:52 MARSALANOW ASSURING PARENTS- THEIREMERGENCY ROOMS ARE SAFE- ANDIF ANYTHING HAPPENS THISWEEKEND- ITS STILL BEST TO RUSHYOUR CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 8:20-8:30 WE REALLYWANT PARENTS TO KNOW IF THEIRKIDS ARE SICK OR SOMETHING ISGOING ON WITH THEIR KIDS, THEYCAN FEEL SAFE TO BRING THEM INIF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GOING TOTHE BEACH- OFFICIALS ARE ASKINGYOU TO WEAR A LIFE JACKET- ANDSTAY 10 FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS.LET'S GO TO 13 FIRST ALERTMETEOROLOGIST DANI BECKSTROMWINDY CONDITIONS RETURN TO
Gov. Wolf says the state is making progress in the fight against COVID-19.