Question

A 7-year-old child is pulled from below the water of a neighbor's pool. the neighbor's children say the child did not fall or jump into the water - she was swimming and suddenly slipped under the water. you kneel beside the child and find she is unresponsive. you send someone to phone 911 while you remain with the child. what should you do next?

Answer 1

Administration of basic life support is necessary when put in htis scenario.

The first thing to do is to open the airway with the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver, look-listen-feel for breathing, and if the child is not breathing normally give 2 rescue breathes.