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shillelagh · 21-09-2007, 19:50

Im sorry but i come down on the side of firefighter here. I agree with him. I am a trained first aider and i can swim but i wouldnt jump in somewhere to try and find someone. It could be dangerous to you and what if you ended up needing rescuing? If you got trapped in weeds or an old pram or wheels that was dumped. 1st rule of rescuing someone who has fallen in is find a branch of a tree or something similar and throw it to the person who has fallen in. 2nd rule is ring 999 and tell them exactly where you are and what has happened. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. Wait for the emergency services and direct them to exactly where they are. That way they are not wasting time having to rescue you when they could be rescuing the person who fell in.

21-09-2007, 19:50	#29
shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,179 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1617 times Rep Power: 291612	Re: 10 year old drowns Im sorry but i come down on the side of firefighter here. I agree with him. I am a trained first aider and i can swim but i wouldnt jump in somewhere to try and find someone. It could be dangerous to you and what if you ended up needing rescuing? If you got trapped in weeds or an old pram or wheels that was dumped. 1st rule of rescuing someone who has fallen in is find a branch of a tree or something similar and throw it to the person who has fallen in. 2nd rule is ring 999 and tell them exactly where you are and what has happened. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. Wait for the emergency services and direct them to exactly where they are. That way they are not wasting time having to rescue you when they could be rescuing the person who fell in. __________________ The views expressed in this post is mine and mine alone anyone want to argue well tough!!!