Nghe An: Checking the prevention of accidents, injuries and drowning at schools

The Department of Education and Training has just planned to inspect the prevention of accidents, injuries and drowning at schools and localities for 10 days, starting from April 15.

Through the inspection, the leadership and direction of the Department of Education and Training and schools in organizing and implementing the work of preventing and combating accidents, injuries, drowning, ensuring traffic order and safety; the results, limitations, shortcomings, and solutions to be implemented in the coming time.

Instructions for students on drowning prevention and safety at Nghia Trung Primary School (Nghia Dan). Photo: MH

In addition, to evaluate and grasp the coordination between the school and the government, organizations, unions, associations... in the locality and unit in ensuring traffic safety and order, developing plans to prevent accidents, injuries, and drowning for students in the area during peak periods of hot weather, summer, stormy and flood seasons... At the same time, grasp good models and creative ways to promptly propagate and replicate in the whole province, especially in organizing swimming classes for students.

In this regard,Department of Education and Trainingalso just issued a plan to prevent accidents and injuries,drowningfor children and students in educational institutions in Nghe An province in 2021. In particular, 10 important tasks are proposed to prevent and combat injuries and drowning, such as strengthening propaganda work, building messages to raise awareness and responsibility of the Department of Education and Training, educational institutions, students, families and the community on preventing and combating injuries and drowning, especially drowning and traffic accidents.

Continue to promote socialization, seek funding sources, mobilize social resources to popularize swimming for children and students to improve swimming skills, skills to prevent and combat accidents and drowning for children and students. Launch a teaching movement,learn to swim; organize swimming competitions in schools or in residential areas...

Although equipped with mobile swimming pools, some swimming pools at schools in Tuong Duong district cannot be used regularly due to lack of facilities. water. (Photo taken at Tam Thai Primary School) Photo: MH

Drowning has become a burning issue in Nghe An province in recent years. Previously, according to a report by the Provincial People's Committee, from 2016 to 2020, 192 children died from drowning in the province (an average of 38 children drowned each year). Meanwhile, Nghe An's terrain is very complex, with many ponds and lakes. The number of children learning to swim is very small due to the lack of swimming pools, and the difficulty of operating swimming pools.

Most recently, on the afternoon of April 6, a tragic drowning incident occurred at Truc Con bridge over Dao canal in Dong Bac Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, causing the death of a middle school student.