Heartbroken! Two boys in Hangzhou drowned in swimming pools! Pediatric experts: In addition to rivers and ponds, swimming pools have become a high-risk area for drowning

Summer vacation is here and the heat is unbearable, so playing in the water has become the choice of many people.

Pediatric experts remind that children's safety in swimming pools should be taken seriously and should not be neglected for even a moment. On Friday and Saturday nights last week, Zhejiang University Children's Hospital received two reports of drowning boys in the swimming pool: one aged 5 and the other 7.

Two children were sent to the ICU of Zhejiang University Children's Hospital with trachea intubated

One is awake, and one is still unconscious.

The 7-year-old child is named Tongtong. Tongtong's father told reporters that the swimming class they enrolled him in was a 1-to-2 private lesson - one coach for two children. The day he drowned was the third day of the child's swimming class.

After Tongtong was rescued from drowning, he received cardiopulmonary resuscitation and was later sent to the PICU of Zhejiang University Children's Hospital overnight. Zhang Chenmei, chief physician of the PICU of Zhejiang University Children's Hospital, said that Tongtong was intubated when he was sent here, and his lungs were severely edematous, and even had white lungs. Fortunately, he was discovered and rescued in time. At present, Tongtong has recovered well, is conscious, has been successfully extubated, and can be transferred to a general ward.

When the reporter saw Tongtong in the PICU, he was clamoring to see his mother.

Five-year-old Chengcheng was also intubated and sent to Zhejiang University Children's Hospital. According to Director Zhang, Chengcheng had an accident in the community swimming pool. There were many people in the swimming pool, and Chengcheng was found by lifeguards after drowning for a while. When Chengcheng was sent to Zhejiang University Children's Hospital, he had already suffered pulmonary hemorrhage and cerebral ischemic hypoxic damage. "The child is still in a coma and relies on a ventilator to maintain vital signs."

Pediatric experts remind: In addition to rivers and ponds

Swimming pools are also becoming a high-risk area for drowning

The experience of Tongtong and Chengcheng reminds us of the summer three years ago when Tiantian, a 6-year-old boy from Suqian, Jiangsu, drowned and fell into a coma during his first swimming lesson. Tiantian never woke up again.

Director Zhang said that the PICU of Zhejiang University Children's Hospital receives 30-40 drowning accidents every year, most of which are caused by children falling into rivers, ponds and sewers, and there are many related reminders. A new phenomenon worth paying attention to is that for several years in a row, children have drowned in swimming pools. Swimming pools are also becoming a high-incidence area for drowning, which deserves the attention of society.

Similar cases frequently appeared in the media: On July 9, in Huizhou, Guangdong, a 5-year-old girl accidentally drowned while swimming. The man immediately jumped over the fence and jumped into the water to rescue the girl; on July 7, a woman in Dalian, Liaoning Province posted a video saying that her mother drowned while swimming in a bathing center in Pulandian District, Dalian; on July 1, in a swimming pool in a community in Nanning, Guangxi, a boy accidentally drowned. Policeman Lu Jie, who was swimming, rescued the drowning boy...

Most child drownings are silent

The first thing to do is not to control water, but cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Many people who see drowning scenes in TV dramas subconsciously think that the drowning person will struggle and splash out of the water. Director Zhang said that children drowning is very different from adults. Once a child is choked by water, he or she will be very nervous, which may cause laryngeal spasm and cardiac arrest. "Many children sink quietly without making any sound."

Director Zhang reminds that if your child has also signed up for a swimming class, the most important thing is to take good care of your child. If parents can accompany their children, it is best to watch the child's swimming process throughout the whole process. If any accidents occur, call the lifeguard in time for rescue. If your child unfortunately drowns, there are three misunderstandings that parents should avoid:

1. Many parents think of controlling water as soon as they rescue their children, and spend a lot of time trying to pour out the water in the child's stomach and lungs. This is actually incorrect. The first step should be to turn the child's head to the side and quickly check if there are any foreign objects in the child's mouth. You can pick out the foreign objects first, and then immediately perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

2. The most important thing in drowning rescue is the golden 5 minutes. If CPR is not performed in time for more than 5 minutes, the child's brain will be deprived of oxygen, causing irreversible damage. Check the child's carotid artery fluctuations as soon as possible after rescue. If there is no movement within 5 seconds, perform CPR on the child immediately. The key points of CPR are to be fast and heavy. After pressing 30 times, give the child artificial respiration and continue pressing. It is best to have two people do CPR together.

3. Many parents think that they should call 120 or drive their children to the hospital immediately, which actually delays the opportunity to perform CPR on the way. CPR should not be stopped until 120 arrives at the scene, and then the 120 medical staff will take over and complete the treatment.

(To protect the privacy of patients, all patients in this article are pseudonyms)

Metropolis Express·Chengshi Interactive reporter Wu Shuang Correspondent: Zhu Yaoling