How to perform CPR for a drowning victim

A first responder walks you through the life-saving steps.

[shetalkstoangels]

When my seven-year-old drowned we were all trying to do CPR and I don’t think any of us knew how. I was giving breaths but I didn’t realize that chest compressions were much more important if the person is also in cardiac arrest. If you don’t keep the blood circulating anoxic brain injury happens in MINUTES, so even if the child’s life is saved you now have brain injury on your hands which is a torturous painful experience for the child (see neurostorming). I was told 2 breaths to 30 compressions (!) if you’re alone doing cpr on a child.
My son is ok but still recovering months later . I’m one of the rare lucky ones.

[_Gamr]

i got a 15 second unskippable ad at the start of this video, THANKS YOUTUBE! YOU'RE A "LIFESAVER"!

[mauricetolentino]

Hopefully I don't have to use this knowledge

[leej]

Thank you for this. The whole world should know how to do this

[realshahalam]

I miss my friend Bhasker who was just 17 when he drowned unfortunately none of us in our group knew what to do we called for ambulance and waited for them to come it took 15-20 mins but it was too late he was gone! Now I know about CPR and hopefully someday it will help someone.

[nalulesylivia]

CPR is not only for drowning, it is needed in every almost emergency situations

[jenkemjones]

We had to learn this in high school back in the late 80's in Health Class.Then I learned again in my journeyman apprenticeship program for work.Thought I'd never need to use it.Just last summer I used it on a drowned child at a motel pool.He was in the pool alone.Drowning happens so quickly.Had I not stepped outside for a smoke and not learned this the child would be dead.Never think you wont need to know this.You never know until it happens.

[katclay]

My niece almost died at the pools her hair got caught in a filter so she was stuck underwater so it made me realize how knowing this makes the difference

[mutantdog]

imagine, you're friend is choking and then youtube hits you with this video having 2 unskippable ads and also having no shown dislikes

[Karma-qiud]

I will learn and apply this, thank you. Me and two of my friends almost died from drowning days ago, one of us is still in the hospital. We went to the ocean for a swim knowing it is very very windy, and the weather is clearly not nice. Thank God, we were saved from the men playing basketball near the ocean.

[amusik]

This was amazing - short and professional. As a person who has drowned as a child I can only be very thankful for such skills being shared.

[pinkumbrellaneo]

This helped me a lot because my sister suffers from Anxiety and Depression and was dying her hair and almost put her head in a sink full of water so I wanted to learn this just in case anything like this were to actually happen but this, of course, will help other people, thankyou

[smackednoodle]

Really glad I was shown two unskippable ads before watching this :/

[elizabethhearn]

Last summer at the beach I witnessed many drownings and even a death. He started to vomit a white bubbly fluid and I wanted to help him but I was unsure about my skills and did not want to accidentally make it worse but now I will try. Thank you for sharing this with the internet. 🙏

[jammy-]

Great video. I’m a surfer and always wondered what to do if I ever found myself in this horrible situation. Well now I know. Thank you.

[angyrea]

🥺wish I knew this a year or 2 ago. Especially the part where we turn them over. My older brother saved a random teen from the beach & unfortunately not alot of people on that big beach knew how to do the proper CPR 😭 the ones who stepped in tried their best to till EMS arrived but it was one of those unfortunate outcomes🥺 God bless her soul.

[hate_me_soon]

Not all heroes wear capes . .others just wear blue polo shirts

[zzzzzzz]

glad YouTube don't put an ads to this

[kikim]

This was the most helpful training. Thank you!

[lauritagardner]

Thank you great video. There is a large pond and a pool here and always worry about a youngster falling into the water.