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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person is sinking or stuck in deep mud, quicksand, tidal flat, or liquefied soil and cannot free themselves.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person cannot lift feet — sinking slowly with each struggle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mud above knees and rising with movement or incoming tide.
Scene hazards: Suction entrapment, Secondary drowning, Tidal return, Rescuer sinking
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shout: "Stop kicking — lean back and spread your weight."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Look for board, branch, or rope before stepping closer.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lie flat yourself if you must approach — distribute weight on mud.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Loop rope under arms and pull slowly sideways toward firm ground.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if extraction fails in minutes or tide is rising.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe mud type, depth, and distance to firm ground.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mud in mouth or nose needs airway check even if conscious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prolonged immersion causes hypothermia in warm weather.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull straight up — suction increases and spine injury risk.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT walk directly to them — you may become the second victim.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quicksand pulls you under like in films
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Humans are less dense than quicksand — you sink to about waist or chest then float. Death comes from exposure, tide, or panic struggle.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Victim thrashing vertically wastes energy and pulls mud over face.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Strong people can lift victims out by the arms
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vertical pull increases suction and can dislocate shoulders. Horizontal drag along the surface works.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Failed lift leaves victim deeper when rescuer tires.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quicksand and liquefied mud trap by suction — not by swallowing like a movie.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tidal flats and riverbanks can liquefy after rain or during outgoing tide.