In emergency situations, the correct way to rescue someone is to extend wooden sticks, ropes, etc. to the person who fell into the water. You should lie on the ice to rescue yourself, and prevent the ice from breaking and causing yourself to fall into the water when rescuing others.
To rescue a drowning person, one should quickly swim to the vicinity of the drowning person, observe their location clearly, and take action from behind to rescue them. Alternatively, wooden boards, lifebuoys, long poles, etc. can be inserted to allow the drowning person to climb ashore. When encountering a drowning accident while swimming, on-site first aid is urgent. After rescuing the drowning person ashore, the first step is to assess whether their consciousness and life are normal. Depending on the situation, it can help to remove vomit, mud, and other debris from the oral and nasopharyngeal cavities, and strengthen nursing care; If there is a loss of consciousness, vital signs, and the removal of oral foreign bodies? Including removing dentures and maintaining smooth breathing. The tongue should be pulled out to prevent blockage of the respiratory tract due to flipping back. If the drowning person’s breathing and heartbeat have stopped, artificial respiration should be performed immediately. When blowing air into the drowning person’s lungs initially, strong force must be used to pressurize the gas into the shrunken lungs, improving the suffocation state as soon as possible. It is generally best to blow air from mouth to mouth.
The first responder is positioned on the side of the injured person, supporting their lower jaw, pinching their nostrils, taking a deep breath, and slowly blowing air into their mouth. When their chest is slightly lifted, they relax their nostrils and use one hand to press their chest to assist in exhaling. Repeat this process rhythmically and repeatedly until they resume breathing. At the same time, perform chest and heart massage to make the injured person lie on their back with a hard board on their back, head down and then tilt back. The rescuer should be positioned on the injured person’s side, facing the injured person, with the right palm flat on the lower part of their sternum and the left hand on the back of the right hand, until the heartbeat returns. At the same time, the rescuer should be quickly sent to the hospital for treatment.
