water safety and awareness

WATER SAFETY AND AWARENESS

Presented By: Louis van Rensburg (ECP Paramedic) & Clarence Bruintjies (AEA Rescue Technician)

WATER SAFETY

• Water is dangerous and a lot of people is ignorant to the fact.• Approximately 600 kids drown every year. (Most

drownings is preventable)• Be alert all round, drownings or water related

injuries isn’t seasonal.

600 KIDS DROWN EVERY YEAR

WATER SAFETY TIPS

• Always enforce buddy principle (Seems unnecessary but it saves lives)• Supervise children at all times or don’t allow them to swim or

use slides if unsupervised.• If your (a employee of water park) uncertain about a

individuals capability to swim enforce life jackets to be worn.• Don’t allow jumping and running around slides/pool

TEAMWORK MOST IMPORTANT

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

What Is The Fundamental Aspects Of BLS (CPR) ?

ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

• Immediate recognition of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)

• Activation of the emergency response system

• Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

• Rapid defibrillation With an automated external defibrillator (AED)

• Initial recognition and response to heart attack and stroke are also considered part of BLS.

ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

•Pulse Check•Early CPR Chest compressions

(Ratio ???) Rescue Breaths

•Early Defibrillation With an AED

ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

• Effective chest compressions are essential for providing blood flow during CPR. • For this reason all patients in

cardiac arrest should receive chest compressions (Class I).• To provide effective chest

compressions, push hard and push fast.

ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT(HANDS PLACEMENT)

FIRST AID AND RESCUE

• Adult 30:2• Child 30:2 and if two rescuers 15:2

(What Speed and Depth)100 compression per min and 5cm of depth

FBAO

• If FBAO is mild, do not interfere. • Allow the victim to clear the airway by coughing.

• If the FBAO is severe (victim unable to make a sound) you must act the relieve the obstruction.• Responsive Pt:

• Ask to cough, and don’t interfere with their own actions to remove object (unless pt becomes unconscious. )

• Child: If pt unable to help himself assist by doing upwards abdominal thrusts.• Infant: 5 back slaps, and 5 chest thrusts.

• Unresponsive Pt:• Being CPR regimen and every two minutes re-asses , see if you cant see FBAO

FBAO (FOREIGN BODY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION)

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