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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person was submerged or immersed in cold water and is cold, confused, or not breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shivering, confusion, or unconscious after cold water.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Not breathing or weak pulse after rescue.
Scene hazards: Drowning risk to rescuer, Cardiac arrhythmia
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call for help. Pull victim out keeping body horizontal if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check breathing — start CPR immediately if absent.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Strip wet clothing. Wrap in dry blankets including head.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to shelter. Continue CPR per dispatcher instructions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Cold water immersion — breathing status and time submerged.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow dispatcher CPR guidance on speaker.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital rewarming and monitoring for drowning complications required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Continue CPR until professionals take over unless told to stop.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume death because water was cold — continue resuscitation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rub limbs or use hot shower on cold victim.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You cannot save someone submerged in icy water for more than a few minutes
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cold can protect the brain — resuscitation efforts may succeed after longer submersion. Follow medical guidance.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stopping CPR too early in cold water drowning.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cold shock and hypothermia affect heart rhythm.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Some cold drowning victims can be revived after prolonged submersion — continue CPR.