Many parents believe that as long as their children can swim and the water is shallow enough, there will be no problem getting into the water.
But in fact, whether you are drowning or not does not equate to the depth and whether you can swim. Under the influence of many factors such as the complex underwater environment and the different physical conditions of those who enter the water, it is quite dangerous to rush into the water or play near the water. If no attention is paid, the safety accidents caused are often irreversible tragedies.
1. Regarding drowning, we must know that
people will lose consciousness if they are deprived of oxygen for 2 minutes;
brain neurons will undergo irreversible pathological changes if they are deprived of oxygen for 4-6 minutes;
the probability of survival will decrease after 12 minutes of deprivation of oxygen. Very small.
2. Areas with a high incidence of drowning accidents
Ponds, reservoirs, ditches, pools, rivers, and other wild waters are often areas with a high incidence of drowning accidents.
The underwater situation in wild waters is complex. What we see with the naked eye is calm, but there are often hidden dangers inside. Potential dangers such as aquatic plants, sharp rocks, and deep pits are difficult to predict:
There are often some extensions and buffer zones on the banks of rivers, and children cannot If you are careful, you may slip into deep water or swim into a fast-flowing area, and there is a risk of being washed away by the river.
Although the water level in some reservoirs and pools is shallow, the mud at the bottom is soft. After children enter the water, they may fall into the mud and have difficulty moving. This causes danger;
Although the water surface in some waters seems calm, there may be hidden whirlpools under the water. Children are light and may be swept away by the whirlpool after entering the water;
Aquatic plants, stones, etc. are quite common in wild waters and are quite common. Concealed. When children enter the water, there is a risk of their feet getting tangled in aquatic plants or their skin being scratched by stones.
3. How to save yourself after drowning?
In addition to educating their children not to go to wild waters and to be accompanied by an adult when swimming or playing in the water, parents should also educate their children on how to save themselves when drowning.
1. If your child cannot swim, you should try this
Keep calm and don’t panic
Struggling will speed up the body’s sinking, so you must stay calm after drowning, don’t panic, kick off your shoes and wait for rescue; if there is something floating around you You must hold on to the object, and if there is anyone around you, call for help immediately.
Relax your body and take a supine position
If there is no one around when you are drowning, try to relax your whole body and try to put yourself in a supine position so that your head is back and your mouth and nose can be exposed to the water for breathing. Use your hands and legs to brush regularly. Water, don't panic, save your strength and wait for rescue.
2. If the child can swim, how to save himself
Drowning due to cramps
When the leg cramps, hold the toes of the cramped leg with your hands, pull upwards forcefully, repeat several times until recovery;
When the fingers cramp, quickly tighten the grip Fist, straighten it hard, repeat several times until recovery.
Drowning caused by being entangled in aquatic plants
Inhale and then hold your breath and get into the water, open your eyes and observe the entangled place, and use your hands to help slowly free yourself from the entangled place, do not struggle;
After getting rid of the aquatic weeds, kick your legs gently While swimming, leave the overgrown areas as soon as possible.
Drowning caused by falling into a vortex
If there is a vortex in front of us and we cannot avoid it, we should stretch our body to the maximum to increase the floating area in the water. When passing the edge of the vortex, crawl and swim , and quickly leave the vortex.
3. What should minors and people who cannot swim do when they encounter someone drowning?
Call professional rescue
Dial 119 and 110 immediately to call professional rescue, and dial 120 to request medical rescue.
Seek professional rescue.
Shout out for help and seek professional rescue.
Pull back the drowning person while ensuring your own safety
Stretch the bamboo pole around you to the drowning person, and pull the drowning person back while ensuring the safety of your own position. Even if there is no bamboo pole around, you can also use local materials to reach out. Clothes, boards, etc.
Throw out floating objects and wait for rescue.
Throw out floating objects such as lifebuoys, life jackets, balloons, school bags, drink bottles, or fix one end of the rope, wind the other end and throw it forward from below to the drowning person, waiting for rescue. .
It is not recommended that non-professional lifeguards enter the water for rescue.
It is not recommended that non-professional lifeguards enter the water for rescue. It is not recommended for multiple people to hold hands and enter the water for rescue. It is not recommended to dive into the water to save people and plunge their heads into the water. Minors must not jump into the water with bare hands to rescue, nor should they hold hands to try to pull a person who has fallen into the water to the shore!
4. How to provide temporary first aid after a person is rescued ashore
When someone else is drowning, corresponding first aid measures should be taken according to the different states of the drowning person after being rescued:
If the drowning person is awake and breathing, he should be kept warm , wait for the arrival of rescuers or send them to the hospital for observation;
If the drowning person does not respond to calls but is still breathing, foreign objects in the mouth and nose should be cleaned immediately, stabilize the side position to prevent aspiration, and wait for 120;
If the drowning person does not respond, When not breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be started immediately for basic life support.
Note: Some well-known water control first aid methods such as the "shoulder-top method", "knee-top method" and "belly-holding method" are actually wrong. Even living people may aspirate due to "water control", resulting in Suffocate to death.
Summer vacation is coming soon, and parents will take their children out to play. We would like to remind parents:
Do not take your children to wild waters and other places without safety facilities and rescuers to carry out water activities;
Children should be near the water Be sure to keep an eye on your children when playing;
If your child is drowning, rescue him while ensuring your own safety, and call professionals in time.
Turbulent water is ruthless and life is priceless. I hope all parents and teachers can sound the safety alarm so that drowning accidents will never happen again.
