This document provides information on water safety and awareness as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It notes that approximately 600 kids drown every year in preventable accidents. Key water safety tips include enforcing the buddy system, supervising children at all times near water, and using life jackets for those unable to swim. The document then covers the fundamentals of CPR for adults, including chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute and a depth of 5 cm, as well as a 30:2 compression to breath ratio for adults and children. Foreign body airway obstruction is also addressed, with instructions on relieving obstructions depending on if the victim is responsive or unresponsive.

1. WATER SAFETY AND
AWARENESS
Presented By: Louis van Rensburg (ECP Paramedic) & Clarence Bruintjies (AEA
Rescue Technician)

2. WATER SAFETY
• Water is dangerous and a lot of people is ignorant to the
fact.
• Approximately 600 kids drown every year. (Most
drownings is preventable)
• Be alert all round, drownings or water related injuries isn’t
seasonal.

3. 600 KIDS DROWN EVERY YEAR

4. WATER SAFETY TIPS
• Always enforce buddy principle (Seems unnecessary but it
saves lives)
• Supervise children at all times or don’t allow them to swim or
use slides if unsupervised.
• If your (a employee of water park) uncertain about a
individuals capability to swim enforce life jackets to be worn.
• Don’t allow jumping and running around slides/pool

5. TEAMWORK MOST IMPORTANT

6. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

7. What Is The
Fundamental
Aspects Of
BLS (CPR) ?
ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

8. • Immediate recognition of sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA)
• Activation of the emergency response
system
• Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Rapid defibrillation With an automated
external defibrillator (AED)
• Initial recognition and response to heart
attack and stroke are also considered part of
BLS.
ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

9. • Pulse Check
• Early CPR
Chest compressions (Ratio ???)
Rescue Breaths
•Early Defibrillation
With an AED
ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

10. • Effective chest compressions
are essential for providing
flow during CPR.
• For this reason all patients in
cardiac arrest should receive
chest compressions (Class I).
• To provide effective chest
compressions, push hard and
push fast.
ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

11. ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
(HANDS PLACEMENT)

12. FIRST AID AND RESCUE
• Adult 30:2
• Child 30:2 and if two rescuers 15:2
(What Speed and Depth)
100 compression per min and 5cm of depth

13. FBAO
• If FBAO is mild, do not interfere.
• Allow the victim to clear the airway by coughing.
• If the FBAO is severe (victim unable to make a sound) you must act the
relieve the obstruction.
• Responsive Pt:
• Ask to cough, and don’t interfere with their own actions to remove object
(unless pt becomes unconscious. )
• Child: If pt unable to help himself assist by doing upwards abdominal
thrusts.
• Infant: 5 back slaps, and 5 chest thrusts.
• Unresponsive Pt:
• Being CPR regimen and every two minutes re-asses , see if you cant see FBAO

14. FBAO (FOREIGN BODY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION)

16. THE END