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drowning rescue, throw assist, heimlich maneuver on adult, drowning rescue on ice, board assist, drowning rescue, reaching assist, drowning rescue, board assist, drowning rescue on the ice, human chain, drowning, near, drowning is death by suffocation from submerged in water, a person has been rescued, a near drowning situation, medical attention is critical, to people drown, each year, most drownings occur, a short distance of safety, immediate action, prevent death, a person who is drowning, not shout, alert, signs of drowning, suspect an accident, someone, in the water fully clothed, watch, unswimming motions, indicate a swimmer is getting tired, the body sinks, the head shows, above the water, children, drown in only a few inches of water, to revive a drowning victim after a prolonged period of submersion, person was in very cold water, leaving small children unattended around bathtubs, pools, drinking alcohol boating, swimming, inability to swim, panic swimming, falling, thin ice, blows, head, seizures, in the water, attempted suicide, abdominal distention, bluish skin, the face, around the lips, cold skin, pale appearance, confusion, cough, pink, frothy sputum, irritability, lethargy, no breathing, restlessness, shallow, gasping respirations, chest pain, unconsciousness, vomiting, someone is drowning, extend a long pole, branch, use a throw rope attached to a buoyant object, life ring, life jacket, toss it, floundering person, pull to shore, fallen, ice, become hypothermic very rapidly, not be able to grasp objects, reach, hold on pulled to safety, not place yourself in danger, not get, water, go out onto ice, own safety, assured, trained to attempt rescue, assure own safety, victim's breathing has stopped, rescue breaths, safely can, often means starting the breathing process still, in the water, continue to breathe, the person every few seconds moving them to shore, once on land, administer cpr, step-by-step instructions on rescue breathing, the article on cpr, always use caution, moving a drowning victim, assume that the person, neck, spine injury, avoid turning, bending the neck, immobilize the head, neck, resuscitation, transport, either tape it to a backboard, stretcher, secure the neck by placing rolled towels, objects around it, follow these additional steps, keep the person calm, immobilized, seek medical help, remove any cold, wet clothes, person, cover him, something warm, prevent hypothermia, administer first aid, serious injuries, the person revives, cough, experience difficulty breathing, calm, reassure the person, get medical help, not go out on the ice to rescue a drowning person, reach, arm, an extended object, not attempt a swimming rescue yourself, trained in water rescue, not go into rough, turbulent water, endanger you, heimlich maneuver is not part, the routine rescue of near-drowning victims, not perform the heimlich maneuver, repeated attempts to position the airway, use rescue breathes to get air, lungs have failed, suspect the person's airway is blocked, performing the heimlich maneuver increases the chances that an unconscious victim, vomit, subsequently choke on the vomit, cannot rescue the drowning person, endangering yourself, emergency medical assistance, trained, able to rescue the person, medical help, all near-drowning victims, checked by a doctor, though victims, revive quickly, scene, lung complications, common, avoid drinking alcohol whenever swimming, boating, observe water safety rules, take a water safety course, never allow children to swim alone, unsupervised regardless of ability to swim, never leave children alone, let them leave line of sight around any pool, body of water, drownings have occurred, parents left "for just a minute" to answer the phone, door, drowning, occur in any container of water, not leave any standing water, in empty basins, buckets, ice chests, kiddy pools, bathtubs, secure the toilet seat cover, a child safety device, fence all pools, spas, secure all the doors, outside, install pool, door alarms, child is missing, check the pool.