Water Emergency Action Plan

Fill this in before swim season and post it where people swim.

Address for 911 (apartment, floor or beach entrance): ____________________________

Who calls 911: __________________ Who knows CPR: __________________

Water Watchers, in order: ____________________________

Reaching pole, ring or rope is kept at: ________________________

First aid kit and phone are kept at: ________________________

Step by step

1. Child missing? Check the water first: pool, hot tub, bathtub, pond. Seconds count.
2. Shout for help, alert any lifeguard, and have someone call 911.
3. Reach with a pole or rope from solid ground, or throw something that floats. If you start to be pulled in, let go and start again.
4. Get them out only if you can do it without putting yourself in danger.
5. Alone? The Red Cross says to give 2 minutes of care, then call 911.
6. If you are trained: rescue breaths and CPR; use an AED if there is one.
7. Get a medical check for anyone who needed breaths or CPR, passed out, or has a cough that won't stop, chest pain, trouble breathing, confusion or unusual tiredness.

What you can do today: fill it in, then see where to learn CPR and the first minutes.