Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of summer and includes gatherings, cookouts, swimming, and outdoor activities. Outdoor activities carry risks, so proactive safety steps help prevent medical emergencies. Safe driving includes wearing seat belts, minimizing distractions, checking the car’s battery, tire pressure, and fluids, and packing an emergency kit. Water safety requires constant supervision of children, use of lifejackets, and learning CPR. Food safety involves washing hands and surfaces, separating raw meats and eggs from other foods, preventing cross-contamination with separate utensils and cutting boards, cooking to recommended temperatures, and never leaving a grill unattended. Heat safety focuses on staying cool to reduce extreme heat dangers.
"Drive safely. The AAA projects 39.1 million people will be on the road this Memorial Day weekend. Always wear a seat belt, minimize distractions, and consider packing an emergency kit for your car. Before hitting the road, check your car's battery, tire pressure, and fluids. Last Memorial Day weekend, AAA responded to more than 350,000 emergency roadside assistance calls to help stranded drivers with issues like dead batteries, flat tires, and empty fuel tanks."
"Be cautious around water. Drowning is the number one cause of death for children aged 1-4 and kills more than 4,000 people in the United States each year, according to the CDC. Supervise children at all times, wear lifejackets, and learn CPR in case of an emergency."
"Handle food carefully. Cookouts can result in foodborne illness, burns, and other injuries if you are not careful. Wash your hands and cooking surfaces, separate raw meats and eggs from other foods, be mindful of allergies, Raw and cooked foods should always be kept separate to prevent cross-contamination. Make sure to use separate utensils, plates, and cutting boards for raw and cooked foods and make sure to cook foods to the recommended temperature. Never leave a grill unattended. Avoid wire-bristle grill brushes, and learn the Heimlich Maneuver in case of choking."
"Stay cool. The CDC says more than 700 people die from extreme heat every year in the United States. If you are sp e"
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