How Do You Give A First Aid To A Drowning Person?

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  1. Check for breathing. …
  2. Tell someone to call 999 for emergency help.
  3. Give five rescue breaths: tilt their head back, sealing your mouth over their mouth. …
  4. Give 30 chest compressions. …
  5. Give two rescue breaths then continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until help arrives.

What should you do when you see a person drowning?

What should you do when you see someone drowning?

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  1. Get immediate help from those present.
  2. Make sure that the area is clear for the lifeguard.
  3. Take the drowning person out of the water immediately if they are nearby, but if they are far you must not swim to them unless you are a skilled lifeguard.

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