Bucket drowning

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⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Pull out. Call 112. CPR if not breathing. Do not wait.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shake the child or hold them upside down.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume a small amount of water is harmless — bucket drowning is fatal.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave buckets of water unattended where toddlers can reach.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Baby/toddler drowned in bucket. [Breathing/not breathing]. Need ambulance."

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All infant drowning incidents require emergency hospital care — even brief submersion.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Start CPR immediately. Infant CPR uses two fingers on the chest.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

When you are safe, you can read more about this emergency.

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