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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A young child has fallen head-first into a bucket, tub, or container of water and may be submerged.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child is head-down in a bucket, pail, toilet, or water container.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child is limp, blue, or not crying after being found in water.
Scene hazards: Slippery floor, Electrical appliances near water
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Grab the child and pull them out of the water immediately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lay on a flat, firm surface. Shout for someone to call 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check breathing for 10 seconds. If not breathing — start CPR with two fingers on center of chest.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Push about 4 cm deep, 100-120 times per minute for infants.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If breathing but not responsive — place on side, keep warm, monitor breathing.
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.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shake the child or hold them upside down.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume a small amount of water is harmless — bucket drowning is fatal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave buckets of water unattended where toddlers can reach.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drowning only happens in pools and rivers
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Buckets, toilets, and water storage containers are major drowning hazards for toddlers worldwide.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Parents underestimate small-volume water risks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Toddlers can drown in as little as 5 cm (2 inches) of water. Their head is heavy and they cannot push themselves upright.