How to manage Near-Drowning
Drowning or near drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The splashing,waving and shouting that we see on television is the dramatisation of such event and is rarely seen in real life . In real life there is very little splasshing, no yelling or calls for help whatsoever.
Causes
Presentation
Treatment
NOTE: For more help practice CPR skills regular and stay updated on first aid and rescue procedures by attending workshops offered by DAN Instructors. Do not rush blindly into CPR. A 20 second initial assessment of the victim is vital. Rescuers should always remember to protect themselves with proper barriers such as gloves, pocket masks etc.
Causes
- Alcohol ingestion
- Panic
- Gas problems
- Hypoxia
- Oxygen toxicity
- Carbon dioxide toxicity
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Nitrogen narcosis
- Pulmonary barotrauma (ascent and descent)
- Hypothermia
- Seasickness, vomiting and inhalation
- Marine animal stings and attacks
- Underwater injuries or entrapment
- Underwater explosions
- - Underlying medical problems – known and unknown
Presentation
- The victim is unconscious and limp.
- The skin is pale.
- The skin is cold.
- No breathing is evident.
- There is no pulse or heartbeat.
- The pupils may or may not react to light.
- Frothy, blood-stained foam may be flowing from the mouth
Treatment
- Rescue breathing at the surface, while bringing the victim to shore or the boat
- CPR
- Resuscitation should be continued until a doctor calls off the attempt because of definite death.
NOTE: For more help practice CPR skills regular and stay updated on first aid and rescue procedures by attending workshops offered by DAN Instructors. Do not rush blindly into CPR. A 20 second initial assessment of the victim is vital. Rescuers should always remember to protect themselves with proper barriers such as gloves, pocket masks etc.
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