August 9

The Publicity Department of Tunchang County Party Committee of Hainan Province issued a report on the situation

Four missing children in Gaolang Village, Poxin Town have been found

but unfortunately all drowned

According to previous reports

The four children who drowned were three girls and one boy

The oldest was 10 years old

The youngest was only 6 years old

They lost contact after playing outside on the afternoon of the 6th

Among accidents involving accidental injuries and deaths among teenagers

Drowning accidents can be called the "number one killer"

What situations are likely to lead to drowning?

What places are high-risk places?

How to prevent children from drowning?

Both parents and children should understand!

Seven high-risk scenarios for children drowning, be vigilant!

Scenario 1: Young children drown in water containers at home

For young children under 5 years old, water containers at home, such as bathtubs, buckets, washing machines, etc., are "deep water areas" that may cause children to drown.

Scenario 2: Children fall into community landscape pools while playing

Outdoor waters near home need to be vigilant. Children may drown in artificial landscape pools, water systems, and deep puddles temporarily formed in construction sites.

Scenario 3: Children play in the water in groups of three or five in the wild

When children and classmates go to open waters such as rivers, ponds, etc. to play in the water, if there is no parental supervision, they may risk wading and get into accidents. There are also dangers in wild waters such as slippery shores, soft silt that is difficult to break free, easy entanglement in water plants, and sparse population that makes it difficult to rescue.

Scenario 4: Children get cramps while swimming in a pool or play in the water

Public swimming pools and water parks may be crowded and poorly managed. For example, children may get cramps while swimming or many people are playing and laughing in the water, which may cause children to choke and panic and drown.

Scenario 5: Children play in a deep pool with inflatable toys

Plastic inflatable water toys and swimming rings are not professional floating equipment, but only auxiliary tools to help children float on the water temporarily. When the water flow changes, these auxiliary tools may suddenly flip over the child's head under the push of the water flow, or they may lose control because the child does not hold on firmly, causing the child to drown.

Scenario 6: Parents neglect to supervise children in shallow water

Even if they are in the shallow water area of the swimming pool or the shallow beach, children may drown due to slipping, cramps, rapid water flow, etc. Parents should always supervise their children and not be distracted by chatting or playing with mobile phones.

Scene 7: Children blindly dive into the water to rescue a drowning person

Drowning people may cling to anything out of their survival instinct. Children lack strength and experience, and accidents are prone to occur when rescuing people.

How to deal with emergencies in the water?

Cramps

1. Leg cramps: Swim to the shore or grab floating objects; take a deep breath, dive underwater, straighten your legs, and then kick out hard.

2. Finger cramps: Make a fist, grasp repeatedly, and then open hard.

Choking

Tread water as much as possible and keep your head above the water to reduce the risk of being choked by water again. You can tread water regularly for a while to calm yourself down.

Being entangled by water plants

Don't struggle desperately or kick and kick randomly, otherwise the water plants will be entangled tighter. If there are people nearby, you should ask for help as soon as possible. You can grab nearby floating objects to float your body to the surface. If there are no floating objects, the most effective way is to take a deep breath, dive into the water and untie the water plants.

How to correctly rescue a drowning person?

Parents should warn their children that when they encounter others falling into the water, they must not rashly jump into the water to rescue people or hold hands to form a "human chain" for rescue. They can use the "shout, stretch and throw" method to rescue.

"Shout": shout for help and seek help from adults;

"Shout": dial emergency numbers such as 110, 119, 120;

"Stretch": hand branches, sticks, bamboo poles, etc. to the drowning person while ensuring your own safety;

"Throw": throw floating objects such as foam blocks, lifebuoys, sealed plastic bottles to the drowning person and wait for rescue.

Summer is a high-incidence period for children to drown

Parents must strengthen supervision

Stay vigilant

Prevent accidents

Protect children's safety

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