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    This document provides information on near-drowning for community health workers. It defines near-drowning as the stage where emergency care is needed to save a victim's life after almost dying from suffocating under water. The key signs of a near-drowning victim are that they may be unresponsive, not breathing, have no pulse, or their skin may be blue and cold. The management protocol involves assessing breathing and pulse, providing CPR if needed, removing wet clothes, covering the victim to prevent hypothermia, and transferring them immediately to a health facility. Prevention methods include not leaving young children unattended near water and covering water vessels.

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    This document provides information on near-drowning for community health workers. It defines near-drowning as the stage where emergency care is needed to save a victim's life after almost dying from suffocating under water. The key signs of a near-drowning victim are that they may be unresponsive, not breathing, have no pulse, or their skin may be blue and cold. The management protocol involves assessing breathing and pulse, providing CPR if needed, removing wet clothes, covering the victim to prevent hypothermia, and transferring them immediately to a health facility. Prevention methods include not leaving young children unattended near water and covering water vessels.

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    This document provides information on near-drowning for community health workers. It defines near-drowning as the stage where emergency care is needed to save a victim's life after almost dying from suffocating under water. The key signs of a near-drowning victim are that they may be unresponsive, not breathing, have no pulse, or their skin may be blue and cold. The management protocol involves assessing breathing and pulse, providing CPR if needed, removing wet clothes, covering the victim to prevent hypothermia, and transferring them immediately to a health facility. Prevention methods include not leaving young children unattended near water and covering water vessels.

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    Emergency Care - Near-Drowning

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    This document provides information on near-drowning for community health workers. It defines near-drowning as the stage where emergency care is needed to save a victim's life after almost dying from suffocating under water. The key signs of a near-drowning victim are that they may be unresponsive, not breathing, have no pulse, or their skin may be blue and cold. The management protocol involves assessing breathing and pulse, providing CPR if needed, removing wet clothes, covering the victim to prevent hypothermia, and transferring them immediately to a health facility. Prevention methods include not leaving young children unattended near water and covering water vessels.

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    The key takeaways are that drowning is a major cause of death globally and in India. It disproportionately affects children, males and those with increased access to water. Life threatening signs of near drowning include no breathing, no pulse and cyanosis.

    Life threatening signs of near drowning include no breathing, no pulse, cyanosis, abdominal swelling, chest pain, cough and vomiting.

    The management protocol for near drowning at the health and wellness centre level involves assessing ABCDE, providing CPR if needed, placing the victim in recovery position if breathing, and observing for complications.

    PAGE 44 & 45 CHO MODULE

    NEAR-DROWNING PAGE 46 & 47 SN MODULE


    FOR EMERGENCY CARE
    LEARNING
    OBJECTIVES

    At the end of the session, you will be able to


    1. List the life threatening signs of near drowning.
    2. Describe the management of near drowning at SHC-HWC level.
    DEFINITION
    “Drowning” commonly to refer to suffocation (respiratory
    impairment) from water entering the nose and mouth of a
    person,
    “Near-drowning” which means almost dying from
    suffocating under water.
    This is the stage where emergency care is needed to save
    the victim’s life.
    DROWNING- KEY FACTS
    Global
    • Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide,
    accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths.
    • There are an estimated 320 000 annual drowning deaths worldwide.
    • Children, males and individuals with increased access to water are most at
    risk of drowning.
    India
    • As per the National Crime Records Bureau-Accidental Deaths and Suicides
    (2012), 80 persons die of drowning each day in India, which accounts for
    7.4% of all unnatural deaths
    SYMPTOMS & SIGNS
    A victim of near-drowning could most probably be unresponsive
    Conduct AVPU

    Signs that are life-threatening are:


    ­ Abdominal swelling
    ­ Chest pain
    ­ Cough
    ­ Vomiting

    ­ No breathing /Erratic breathing


    ­ No pulse
    ­ Nail beds, slow or no circulation
    ­ Mouth, nose or skin turning blue and cold skin
    MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL AT
    HEALTH
    AND
    AVPU and ABCDE WELLNESS CENTRE
    Unresponsive on assessment
    In need of CPR or assisted breathing.

    When you Check for ABCDE in a victim of near-drowning, you could follow the below
    mention approach: If no spinal injury,
    BREATHING Put the victim in recovery
    Check for the victim’s
    breathing position
    (Use look, listen, feel) Cover the victim in warm
    Look for visible blanket
    movement of chest Observe
    Listen for breathing NOT BREATHING
    sound GIVE URGENT CPR
    Feel the victim’s pulse
    NO PULSE
    SPECIFIC MEASURES
    (COMMUNITY LEVEL)
    Call ambulance for referral to higher center
    Remove the victim from water immediately
    Assess for breathing.
    If the victim is breathing then place him/her in recovery position.
    If the victim is not breathing or moving then he/she might require Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
    (CPR)
    Be very careful when handling the person and performing CPR, as the individual could have a neck or
    spinal injury. Do not move or turn their neck or head. Stabilize the neck by manually holding the head
    and neck in place or placing towels or other objects around the neck to support it.

    Remove wet clothes and cover the victim with a blanket to prevent hypothermia (support the neck while
    removing the victim’s clothes)

    Remove any visible foreign body, weed, sand or mud from the mouth

    Transfer the victim to the appropriate nearest health facility immediately


    PREVENTION AND
    AWARENESS GENERATION AT
    THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
    1. Do not leave infants and small children unattended around water bodies.

    2. Do not leave vessels filled with water uncovered around small infants and
    children, eg. Buckets, drums, gamla, etc.

    3. Avoiding alcohol consumption while driving or boating or playing near


    water bodies
    EVALUATION
    1. Give any 2 life-threatening signs in case of near drowning?

    2. If a near drowning victim is not breathing and has no pulse, first action of
    the CHO should be to cover the patient with blanket.
    True/False

    3. To check for the victim’s breathing, use look, …………., and feel.

    4. Before placing a near drowning victim in recovery position, make sure --------
    ……………….

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    EVALUATION
    1. Give any 2 life-threatening signs in case of near drowning?
    No breathing, no pulse, cyanosis
    2. If a near drowning victim is not breathing and has no pulse, first action of the
    CHO should be to cover the patient with blanket.
    False
    3. To check for the victim’s breathing, use look, …………., and feel.
    Listen
    4. Before placing a near drowning victim in recovery position, make sure
    ------- ……………….
    there is no spinal injury

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