What should you do if you drown while swimming?

When summer comes, people like to take a cold shower or go swimming with some friends. Some ignorant children will go swimming in dangerous rivers, resulting in an increasingly high probability of drowning due to swimming in our country. This problem has become a concern for every school and parent. So, if you go swimming in a pond or at the beach and drown, do you know what to do? Let me solve this problem for you.

To ensure swimming safety and prevent drowning accidents, the following points must be achieved:

1. Do not go swimming alone, and do not go swimming in places where you are not familiar with the water conditions or in dangerous places where drowning accidents are likely to occur. To choose a good swimming place, you need to have a clear understanding of the environment of the place, such as whether the reservoir or bathing beach is sanitary, whether the underwater area is flat, whether there are reefs, undercurrents, weeds, and the depth of the water area.

2. Swimming must be organized and led by a teacher or someone familiar with water. To take care of each other. If you go swimming as a group, you should count the number of people before and after entering the water and designate a lifeguard to provide safety protection.

3. You should be aware of your physical health. People who are prone to cramps in their limbs should not participate in swimming or swim in deep water. Be well prepared before going into the water and move your body around first. If the water temperature is too low, rinse your body with water in shallow water first, and then go swimming after you adapt to the water temperature. Students with dentures should remove them to prevent them from falling into the esophagus or trachea in case of choking on water.

4. Be aware of your own ability in water. Do not show off after entering the water. Do not jump or dive rashly. Do not fight with others to avoid drinking water and drowning. Do not swim in rapids or whirlpools, and do not swim after drinking.

5. If you suddenly feel unwell while swimming, such as dizziness, nausea, palpitations, shortness of breath, etc., you should immediately go ashore to rest or call for help.

2. The drowning person should not panic, but should remain calm and actively save himself:

1. For those who have cramps in their hands and feet, if the cramps are in the fingers, you can clench your fists and then open them forcefully, repeating this several times quickly until the cramps are gone.

2. If your calf or toes are cramping, first take a breath and float on your back in the water. Use the hand on the opposite side of the cramping limb to hold the toes of the cramping limb and pull it towards your body. At the same time, press the palm of the same hand on the knee of the cramping limb to help straighten the cramping leg. If your thigh is cramping, you can use the same method of stretching the cramping muscles to solve it.

Through the editor’s introduction on what to do if you drown while swimming, I believe everyone should have an idea. Therefore, whenever it is a holiday, the school will distribute some safety leaflets to remind everyone to be careful not to go to dangerous river areas and to be safe only if accompanied by a parent. Here, the editor would like to remind everyone that if you really want to swim, then take a few friends with you to the swimming pool, which can ensure your safety and allow you to have fun with peace of mind.