What do you do when you find someone drowning

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-01

What needs to be noted here is that you must be calm, you know, the manpower of drowning is quite large, if you save people posture, improper movements, and entangle with them in the water, no matter how good you are, it is useless, and you still have the risk of being buried together, so mastering the correct rescue method is the king, for example: swim behind the drowning person, raise the drowning person's chin, let the mouth and nose leak out of the water to breathe, and then quickly drag and swim towards the shore, and do not let the drowning person catch any part of your body during the rescue process, If there is such a phenomenon, I also hope to break free, "knocking the drowning person unconscious" is not a joke, it is common sense in life.

When I find someone overboard, I immediately take the following action:

1. Stay calm: First of all, I try to stay calm so that I can make the right judgments and actions.

2. Judge the situation: I will quickly assess the condition of the person who fell into the water and the surrounding environment, including water depth, water flow, temperature and other factors.

3. Call for rescue: If I can't directly help the person who has fallen into the water, I will immediately call for rescue**, such as 110 or 119, and call for help to the people around me.

4. Use rescue equipment: If there is rescue equipment around, such as lifebuoys, life jackets, etc., I will throw it at the person who fell into the water as soon as possible.

5. Direct rescue: If I am familiar with the nature of the water and have the confidence to rescue the person who has fallen into the water, I will immediately jump into the water, try to get as close to the person who has fallen into the water as possible, and try to drag it to the shore.

6. Stay safe: During the rescue process, I will try to keep myself safe to avoid becoming a person who has fallen into the water.

7. First aid measures: Once the person who fell into the water is rescued ashore, I will immediately carry out first aid measures, such as artificial respiration and chest compressions, until professional rescuers arrive at the scene.

Rescue breaths and chest compressions are important components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and are essential to save lives. Here are the basic steps and considerations for both methods:

Artificial respiration

Lie flat with the head tilted back as much as possible to keep the airway open.

Lean down and pinch the patient's nose to completely cover your mouth over the patient's mouth, creating a seal.

Inhale deeply and blow air into the patient's lungs, causing a noticeable rise and fall in the chest. Each blow should last more than 1 second to ensure adequate gas exchange.

There should be a short pause between each rescue breath to allow the patient to expel the air from the lungs on their own.

Chest compressions:

Lie on your back, kneel on your side, and press down on the middle of your sternum with the palms of your two hands, parallel to your chest.

Keep your arms straight and press with the weight of your body. The depth of compressions should be 1 3 of the anteroposterior diameter of the chest, usually about 5-6 cm, and the rate of compressions should be 100-120 times per minute.

Compressions should be treated with equal amounts of time and should be relaxed for as long as possible.

It is important to note that interruptions should be minimized and continuity should be maintained when performing rescue breaths and chest compressions. At the same time, appropriate adjustments should be made according to the specific situation of the patient, such as children and infants with slightly different compression depth and frequency than **. In practice, it is best to receive professional CPR training in order to better respond to emergencies.

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