Medical emergency for drowning patients
1. Remove mud, weeds, vomit, etc. from the mouth and nose, and open the airway.
Subsequently, place the abdomen of the drowning person on the rescuer’s bent thigh, with the head down, and press the back to force the water from their respiratory tract and stomach to pour out, but do not delay recovery due to prolonged pouring time.
2. For those who have stopped breathing and heartbeat, rapid cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be performed, and oral breathing and chest compressions should be performed as soon as possible. The amount of air blown during oral breathing should be large.
3. For freshwater drowning, 500ml of 3% physiological saline is intravenously administered;
For seawater drowning, intravenous infusion of 500-1000 milliliters of 5% glucose or 500 milliliters of dextran.
In addition, glucocorticoids can prevent and treat cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and alleviate hemolytic reactions.
