Exclamation PointPlease call 911 immediately if you are having chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency.

Drowning Treatment

Call 911 if: 

1. Get Help

 

2. Move the Person

 

3. Check for Breathing

 

4. If the Person is Not Breathing, Check Pulse

 

5. If There is No Pulse, Start CPR

Carefully place person on back.

 

6. Repeat if Person Is Still Not Breathing

 

WebMD Medical Reference

Reviewed by Andrew Seibert, MD on October 02, 2011