Child drowning

●Critical

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

Get child out. Call 112. If not breathing — push on chest. Keep warm.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT hold the child upside down to "drain water" — start CPR instead.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume the child is fine because they coughed — hospital evaluation required.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave the child alone after a water incident.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "A child was drowning. They are [breathing/not breathing]. Send ambulance."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell them the child's age and how long they were in water.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Every child submerged or nearly drowned needs emergency hospital care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Complications can appear hours later — do not skip evaluation.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use reach-throw for rescue. Start CPR immediately if not breathing — do not wait to drain water.

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