{"id":107,"date":"2018-02-01T21:50:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/?p=107"},"modified":"2018-02-03T02:16:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T02:16:12","slug":"swimming-can-you-save-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/2018\/02\/swimming-can-you-save-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming &#8211; Can you save a Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Red Cross has a program that asks people &#8220;Can you save a Life if someone is drowning?&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I feel there are two reactions from people.\u00a0 People who do it&#8230;and People who freeze.\u00a0\u00a0 People who freeze may know what to do, but they are stuck in this limbo.\u00a0 Training helps!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn how to save someone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First things, we should all know the sequence of critical water safety skills, also known as \u201cwater competency,\u201d are the ability to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step or jump into the water over your head.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Return to the surface and float or tread water for one minute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turn around in a full circle and find an exit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Swim 25 yards to the exit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exit from the water. If in a pool, be able to exit without using the ladder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This will lesson your chance of trouble!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let&#8217;s look at the five ways to save an active drowner:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span id=\"Performing_a_Reaching_Assist\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color:#000000;\">1. Assess the situation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Determine whether the person is drowning<b class=\"whb\">.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Determine whether the person is drowning<b class=\"whb\">.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shout for help.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Decide which rescue method to use. Remain calm and figure out the best way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proceed with the rescue.\u00a0 Stay calm and focused.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span id=\"Performing_a_Reaching_Assist\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Performing a Reaching Assist<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lie face down on the edge of the pool or dock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Locate the shepherd&#8217;s crook.\u00a0 Brace yourself (stay a little way from the edge).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span id=\"Performing_A_Throwing_Assist\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Performing A Throwing Assist<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a floating aid and toss it.<\/li>\n<li>Try throwing a rope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Performing_a_Swimming_Rescue\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Performing a Swimming Rescue<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You have to be confident about your swimming ability.<\/li>\n<li>Bring an aid, ie. life savior<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Swim to the person and use a tow the person back to land.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Caring_for_the_Victim_after_the_Rescue\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Caring for the Victim after the Rescue<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Assess the person&#8217;s ABCs &#8211; airway, breathing and circulation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Start CPR.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Give breaths if person not breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Cross has a program that asks people &#8220;Can you save a Life if someone is drowning?&#8221;. Can you? I feel there are two reactions from people.\u00a0 People who do it&#8230;and People who freeze.\u00a0\u00a0 People who freeze may know what to do, but they are stuck in this limbo.\u00a0 Training helps! Learn how to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lockeruby.com\/WDV240\/Project2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}