Hatzalah of the Jersey Shore - Safety Video

jersey shore has been around for 20 plus years on the average we receive about 1600 calls of which over half are doing their summer months our hatzala members are spread out throughout the jersey shore we respond to calls from ocean avenue by pier village area all the way out to route 35 past asbury park we're here for you we care for you and we're here to serve you [Applause] pool safety is very very important you have to make sure that young children are wearing flotation devices nobody should be swimming in a pool alone unsupervised make sure your kids are being watched at all times gotta have extra gates extra safety i urge you if you're having a gathering of any kind hire a lifeguard the course of a lifeguard is a lot cheaper than the course of a life you gotta have a sign by your pool with the address of the house and hatsawa's phone number many times you're at a friend's house or your kids are somewhere and god forbid in the case of an emergency and your mind is racing you have no idea where you are and it's important to have that sign where you just look up you see the address and right away you can call out another one people always don't think about at a pool is choking because kids are eating a lot they're always having their snacks their ices their watermelon so just something to be mindful about know how to do the heimlich maneuver and help them out helmets save lives i could tell you numerous amounts of calls that i've been on where helmets have been cracked numerous around the kids that got hit by cars whether it's a scooter whether it's a bicycle wear a helmet it will save your life our head is the most important thing in our body i'm not worried about you falling off your bike you know how to ride a bike great you've been riding for 20 years excellent but i'm worried about the people driving they're not paying attention looking at their phone while they're driving they're texting they swerve a little bit they hit you you may break a leg god forbid but your head is the most important part to keep safe so just we have to be smart and wear our helmets fathers mothers alike with their children i'll pull you over i made you stop and say hey stop a second i'll take a picture with you i'll give you some money if i see you with a helmet on this year we'll actually be giving out helmets in our hatsala carnival pick up your helmets they're free of charge they were generously donated by several families in the community when walking around at night or riding a bike it is very important to wear a reflective vest the streets in the jersey shore are not the best lighted and it's very difficult for cars to see motorists and bicyclists on the road reflective gear you think it's nothing but our headlights shine off the reflective vest from 300 400 feet away so you're aware that oh i see someone riding their bike it's dark and it's a real dark in the middle of the summer late at night and the children on the bicycles are 100 percent not being able to be seen they have to be wearing reflectors that's allah has hundreds of them to give out to people they'll be giving it out in the carnival they have them in some of the schools during the summer as many people put it the brooklyn people invade the jersey shore once we get here things go haywire we're driving we're driving fast we're driving aggressively we need to be conscious we need to follow the rules there's four-way stop signs we have to follow the lights i cannot stress how important it is to be careful and cognizant of the road when you're driving eyes must be on the road at all times the roads are windy the visibility is not always the best and kids are running out from all different corners you have to keep your eyes off your cell phone no texting no phone calls no distractions and just keep your eyes on the road when you're driving here especially in the summer time you got to be totally totally aware of everything around you always remember that the pedestrians have the right of way when coming up to a crosswalk or to a stop sign you see someone waiting to cross allow them to cross and make sure they get through safely i am a firefighter in town and i do see fires happen pretty often that could be avoided the summer is a time where people like to have a little bit of fun with bonfires barbecues all different types of gatherings but fire safety is really important you got to be careful to keep a good distance from the flames especially making sure your kids are safe keep your face away from it and don't experiment or play around with lighter fluid or anything like that as parents we have to be on top of our kids and their needs our eyes are their eyes we have to look out for them and and make sure they're safe children's safety when it comes to hydration is very important because children don't know how to tell you when they're thirsty they don't realize that there need to be drinking water to stay hydrated so if you have a two-year-old and you're playing outside every time you're taking a drink they should be drinking and even more so because they're probably running around more than you sitting on the bench watching them they need to be drinking all the time make sure your skin is protected at all times apply sunblock before you leave the house in the morning reapply throughout the day especially if you're sweating or gonna go in the pool we have six ambulances located at six different locations throughout the shore and six of our main synagogues this way we can properly and completely cover our areas in the quickest amount of time i urge every community member when you're going to a simcha or when you're going to pray in shul please don't block the ambulances there have been many many times that a member will come to pick up an ambulance in a life-saving event and the ambulance is completely blocked in we have to call for backup we have to get another ambulance from a different area it could take another two or three minutes every second counts don't let a tragedy happen if there's any time of need or any emergency there's no emergency too big or too small pick up the phone dial the number 732-531-9988 and within seconds you will have someone by your door on behalf of hatsalov the jersey shore i'd like to wish everyone a happy healthy and safe summer please pay attention to these videos that we've put out take those precautions that we've discussed and god willing bezzat hashem will all enjoy another beautiful summer together [Music]