has training in water rescues. RESCUE BREATHINGor
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION(CPR) may be nec-
essary when the person is brought to shore or the
pool’s edge.
Follow-through Emergency medical personnel
may decide whether to continue resuscitative
efforts after they arrive and evaluate the situation.
A physician should thoroughly assess a person
who revives, as secondary complications may
occur.
See also CARDIAC ARREST; COLD WATER DROWNING;
RESPONDER SAFETY AND PERSONAL PROTECTION; SITE AND
SITUATION ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT AND CARE
TRIAGE.370 Emergency and First Aid