Drowning "quietly"?
Risks of playing in the water during summer vacation July 25, 11:28
Did you know that people are often quiet when they drown?
Especially children need to be careful.
Recently, a certain manga has attracted attention.
#Drowning reaction #Spy family
"SPY x FAMILY" is based on manga and is also popular as a TV anime.
It is a comedy in which a great spy (Lloyd), a hitman (Yoru), and a girl with supernatural powers (Anya) hide each other's secrets and play an ordinary family.
This June, "#Drowning reaction" was spread on SNS along with the title of this manga.
The trigger was a scene from Volume 3.
The boy who has fallen into the pool sinks into the water without speaking, and none of the adults nearby notice it.
After the protagonists notice and help the boy, he points out that this is a phenomenon called the "drowning reaction," in which the child is surprisingly quiet when drowning.
When the editor in charge was investigating child-rearing, he happened to find out that there was such a phenomenon, and he enthusiastically asked the author, Tatsuya Endo, to draw it as a reminder.
What does it mean to drown quietly?
I asked an expert who is familiar with child accidents to teach me.
Dr. Masahiko Sakamoto, Department of Pediatrics, Saku Medical Center
"In movies, I think there is an image that people who are drowning shout" help "and make a noise, and people around them notice it, but in reality, people who are drowning. Many cases have shown that he cannot afford to breathe hard and aloud for help,
especially children who may not be aware that they are drowning. American researchers noticed and started enlightenment. "
At that time, "it disappeared" in the river ...
"My son went to the river and sank quietly. It disappeared."
There is a woman who helped a quietly drowned child twice.
The first time was in August, about four years ago, when she was a three-year-old son.
I used to wear a life jacket whenever I played in the river or the sea, but at this time, it is said that an adult entered the river while discussing where to put luggage such as play equipment.
Nurse woman.
It was her knowledge that she drowned quietly, so she soon entered the river and pulled her son up.
A woman who helped a drowned child
"I was impatient and scared. I didn't really make a noise. I didn't struggle to make a rattling noise, and the water surface didn't undulate. I wouldn't notice it unless I saw it. "I think it was."
"I didn't drink water and it was safe. He was crying, but he said he would play right after that, and he doesn't remember it now."
After that, he talked about the dangers of playing in the water many times and promised to wear a life jacket before entering the water.
A boy who was just looking out of the sea
The second time was a year later in the summer when I went to the sea with my friend's family.
When watching the children playing in the sea with adults from the beach, he noticed that his friend's child was only looking out of the water.
A woman who helped a drowned child
"I was a boy about the middle of the year in a nursery school. I just stared at him and did not raise my hand or move the water surface.
There is water depth up to the chest of an adult .
At the place, my nose and mouth didn't come out above the water. "
In fact, the boy had a hook caught in his life jacket and took it off temporarily to remove it.
The adults returned to the sea without noticing it.
The adults and other children by her side were unaware of the incident, but the woman instinctively said, "She may be drowning," and she went into the sea to help.
When I raised it to the shore, the boy was drinking seawater and his complexion was pale, so he was taken to the hospital by a doctor helicopter.
Fortunately, he was treated overnight and his condition recovered.
A woman who helped a drowning child
"I think many people think that they are drowning with a rattling noise, but I want you to know that it actually sinks quietly.
There are many accidents at this time .
So, if you can use it as a reference to prevent it from happening. "
In some cases, I raised my voice but didn't notice it.
At the age of 10, a 21-year-old woman drowned in a civic pool she went to with her sister and her friends and family.
When she first swam in a deep, footless pool, she couldn't swim halfway and panicked.
Woman
"Kicking the bottom of the pool, rising to the surface of the water, taking a breather, and then trying to shout" help ", it sank repeatedly. There was an older sister 1 to 2 meters away, and the poolside was watched. There should have been about two members, but they didn't notice at all. "
He was pulled up by an adult who was accompanying him, and although it didn't matter, he drank a lot of water and had a terrible headache.
Woman
"I was wondering why no one noticed that I should have been screaming so desperately. I was scared to think that I would drown here even though I was young."
Experts say it's actually hard to notice a drowning person.
Hidetoshi Saito, Chairman of the Water Accident Society
"When you scream, your lungs lose buoyancy and your body sinks. The surface of the water may shake, the face may be distorted, and it may appear that you are laughing, so you may think that you are playing playfully.
Normally, you cannot tell instantly even if you look at it, but in the pool, for example, underwater If you turn your face to the surface of the water, you may be drowning. "
Not just the sea and rivers, but places to watch out for
Finally, Dr. Masahiko Sakamoto told me where to be careful.
It is said that "bathrooms" need attention in Japanese homes.
Dr. Sakamoto, Department of Pediatrics, Saku Medical Center
"It is said that children are at risk of drowning at a depth of 10 cm, and if they drown for more than 6 minutes, there is a risk that they will die or have sequelae in their brains. Because of this, there is a lot of drowning in the bath at home, and nearly 90% of children aged 0 to 2 who died from drowning are bath water at home. "
What adults want to keep in mind to prevent drowning accidents
Dr. Sakamoto
: "Even if you keep an eye on it, you may get away from it, so please keep in mind that you can reach your child immediately. Also, when you wash your hair, take your child out of the bathtub. It is also important to be conscious of reducing the risk of drowning, such as draining the hot water from the bathtub when not using the bath. "
If you get drowned, just pull it out of the water as soon as possible.
And I want you to resuscitate immediately.
Procedures after pulling out of water
▼ Check
if you are conscious ▼ If you are not conscious, call a person and contact the ambulance crew
▼ Perform cardiac massage and artificial respiration continuously
Dr. Sakamoto
"It is very important to receive CPR training on a regular basis. There are also lifesaving classes at the fire department and videos on the Internet. I think you should know so that you can take action in an emergency. increase"
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