When it's a steaming hot day and there's a refreshing pool of water right before you, your natural instinct may be to dive right in. Think twice before taking that flying leap. Diving can cause very serious injury, including brain or neck injuries, paralysis or quadriplegia.
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When you dive, make sure to keep your hands in front of you and always guide yourself up immediately upon entering the water to avoid hitting the bottom or sides of the pool; don't ever dive into above-ground pools, because they're simply too shallow; if you jump into a below-ground pool from the side, always go in feet first; when you do use a diving board, always jump from the very end and not from the sides; pool slides can also pose a big hazard don't ever go down slides head-first or jump off the sides.
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