Discover the first aid gestures in case of drowning!

We invite you to discover the first aid gestures to know, in case of drowning.
According to the French Red Cross Drink is the first cause of mortality by accident in children.

THE precautions are important to take in consideration. Make sure you monitor your child And do not allow it to remain on its own near a water point. Even if water or the environment seem very calm. Favor the use of a Floating swimsuit Plouf Girl Or Boy floating swimsuit For Your little darling (It will be protected and will not be able to remove it on its own, as is unfortunately the case with armbands). Finally do not hesitate to limit access to the pool If you have one at home. THE pool alarms, THE fences are imposed devices by the government regulations. 

If a drowning accident arrives ...

Take the child out of the water, he must be on the back And The chin must be lifted upwards In order to release the airways. Don't forget to Call for help as quickly as possible. Then, Check child breathing.
Is he aware or not ? Approach your ear near his mouth and nose tolisten to his breath. Look If her chest lifts regularly and to know If he is aware ask him to shake your hand. Do not try to vomit the child, to extract the water from the lungs Or to hang it by feet. You must make sure that the child breathes while helping help. Remove the wet clothes And warm it up. 

First aid gestures if the child no longer breathes ...

We will have to alternate And mouth.

With the " mouth We pass the air, contained in the rescuer's airways, to the child's lungs. For that, The head must be lifted upwards, that is to say reversed back, so that the tongue does not block the passage of air. It could happen if the tongue drops in the bottom of the throat. Blow in his mouth by pinching your nose. Make sure that Insufflation allows the victim's chest to be removed.

THE heart massage Or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We try to stimulate (it is compressed) in order to maintain blood circulation. The victim must be lying on a hard plan. The area we are going to compress depends on the corpulence of the victim.
For babies : a finger below the line that joins the nipples.
For older children, in the center, in the lower area of ​​the sternum.

The heel of one of your hands should be positioned on the naked sternum of the child, then place above the heel of your second hand. We owe Compress the sternum between 1 and 2 cm in babies And Between 3 and 5 cm in children And After each compression, The rib cage must resume its normal size. When you make this massage Your hand must always be in contact with the victim's sternum. There gesture frequency is Fifteen thoracic compressions for two insufflations and a rhythm of 2 dry compressions (between 100 and 120 per minute), While waiting for help to arrive.

First help gestures if the child breathes ...

Turn the child on the side And Put it in lateral safety position (PLS). This will prevent him from choking in case he is the victim of vomiting.
First of all, extend it. Fold the child's elbow by making a 90 ° angle (arms on the floor side), the palm of his hand must be turned upwards. Afterwards, Catch the other hand, And Place the back of his hand against his cheek (the cheek that is on the floor side). When you Support the victim's hand against his cheek (your palm against his palm), Lift the victim's knee on the contrary side to the ground And Turn the body slowly. The knee must ultimately touch the ground, beware, the knee and the hip must form a right angle. Open the child's mouth all in avoiding moving your head, it will allow liquids to come outside in the event that the child vomits.

Promote swimming in monitored beaches or swimming pools. We must also emphasize that The advice given in our article do not replace official training in first aid.

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