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Rescuing someone from the water requires quick thinking and safe decision-making. The goal is always to help the person without putting yourself at risk.
In this online lesson, you'll learn how to respond to drowning emergencies using safe rescue principles such as raising the alarm, reaching or throwing rescue aids, and understanding when it is unsafe to enter the water.
What you'll learn in this lesson, Getting someone out of the water safely in a drowning emergency
- How to respond quickly when someone may be drowning
- How to raise the alarm and summon help immediately
- How to use reach or throw techniques to assist someone in the water
- When entering the water is unsafe
- The importance of following workplace rescue procedures
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