First Aid Procedures: Drowning

Drowning Treatment 1. Get Help Notify a lifeguard, if one is close. If not, ask someone to call 911. If you are alone, follow the steps below. Take the person out of the water. 2. Move the Person Place your ear next to the person's mouth and nose.

With the Uttarakhand floods still fresh in our minds, where hundreds of people perished and a large number were left stranded, it has become necessary to know about essentials when it comes to first aid and safety tips in the face of danger.

In an Emergency Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4 -- and the second-leading cause of death in children 14 and under. Young kids are especially at risk because they're curious, fast, and attracted to water but are not yet able to understand how dangerous it is.

Learn how to properly revive a drowning victim.

A toddler can drown in as little as 2 inches of water in a bathtub, sink, etc. Toilet bowls are unsafe, too, if a small child falls into one head-first. A person is in the water with signs of distress. He or she can't stay above water, swims unevenly, signals for help, etc.