Drowning

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Drowning

• Risk Reduction and Prevention

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Drowning

• Three main factors are involved in drowning
  incidents, acting either alone or in combination
• Alcohol
• Insufficient skill
• Cold water immersion

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Drowning

• Drowning victims are usually young, male
• Where do most drownings occur?
• Bodies of water
• At home bathtubs and swimming pools
• Most drownings take place (predictably) in the
  summer months.

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Drowning Prevention

• Swimming skills
• Supervision
• Barriers against trespass (not 100 effective)
• Account for pre-existing illnesses or conditions
• Use swimming aids

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Rules for Swimming

• Never swim alone or unobserved
• Never dive in unfamiliar waters
• Follow same precautions for drinking/driving
• Follow rules of the pool or beach
• Learn to swim

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Countermeasures for Injury Control

• Drown proofing limitations
• H.E.L.P.
• HUDDLE
• Clothing in water? Keep them on!
• Reach, throw, row, and go.
• Submerged automobile?

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If your car is still afloat

• Release your seat belt (but not until you land.
  You won't survive the sinking car if you have not
  first survived the accident that put you in the
  water.)
• Undo the door locks.
• Get any passengers out of their belts and ready
  to escape.
• Roll down the windows.
• Get any children out the window first.
• Follow them out.
• Opening the door is a last resort. Open it only
  if you cannot, for some reason, get a window down.

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If the car is submerged

• There will be pressure on the door and windows,
  making it almost impossible to push the doors
  open.
• Air will be present for several minutes
• Roll down window and exit quickly
• May have to break glass

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Countermeasures for Injury Control

• PFDs personal flotation devices
• Help keep people afloat and face up out of water
• Help lessen the likelihood of hypothermia if HELP
  is used
• An absolute MUST for nonswimmers, but should be
  utilized for anyone in unfamiliar waters
• Five types I, II, III, IV, and V

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Boating Safety

• Capsizing and Sinking
• Collision
• Falling overboard
• Rules (especially if water is cold)
• Stay with boat unless shore is very close
• Reduce activity
• H.E.L.P. or Huddle

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Boat Safety Tips

• Have a boat plan let someone know what youre
  doing
• Know boating rules of the road
• Make sure someone else on board can operate the
  boat

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Boat Safety Tips

• Have appropriate safety equipment on board
• Have PFDs on board and insist that people use
  them
• Dont abuse alcohol