The Jersey City news., 1905-06-10
TO SAVE FROM
DROWNING
., S. Volunteer Life Saving
Corps Lays Down Rules
for the General Public.
SUMMER BULLETIN ISSUED
Rescus and Resuscitation
Cards May Be Had on Re-
quest by Anyone.


whose Offices are at Nos. 63-65 Park
Row. New York. has sent out the follow
ing summer bulletin. 1t will be found
generally useful.
There are 50 many lives about 200
lost every year BY drowning in the
United States that might be saved by a
knowledge of how to act in cases Of
emergency, that We are constrained to
request you to publish our summer bnlle-
tin of advice to all persons who may be
attracted TO disport themselves upon tile
waters the coming summer in any way.
a large proportion Of the lives lost
every year are of children who have
never been given any conception If the
dangers of the waters, either in bathing
or boating We have been long and per-
sistently urging upon parents and school
boards the duty and. necessity of educa-
ton in this direction. and of teaching the
young how to swim and how to act
when boating.
As a result many lives have been saved
the past year by children. Let us kindly
impress upon your readers these rules:
First-Do not go out in any pleasure
boat of small or large dimensions With
ont being assured that there are life
saving buoys or cushions aboard suffici-
ent to tioat all on board in case Of an
upset or collision, or festooned with life
saving ropes.
Second With a party. be sure you
are all properly and satisfactorily seated
before You leave the shore particularly
50 with girls on board. Let no one at
tempt to exchange seats in mid-stream,
or to putsa a foot on the edge or gunwaie
of the boat to change seats. or to rock
the boat for frn- This, by rolIicking
Young people. has upturned many boat
and lost very many lives every year.
Where the waters become rough from a
sudden squall or passing steamers. never
rise in the boat, but settle down as close
10 the bottom as possible. and keep cool
until the rocking danger is past. If
overturned, a woman ) skirts. if held out
by her extended arms. while she uses
her feet as if climbing a stairs. viii often
hold her up while a boat may pun out
from the shore and save her. A nom
swimmer, by drawing his arms up to his
sides and pushing down with widely ex-
tended hands. while stair-eiimbing. or
treading water with his feet. may hold
himself up several minutes, often when
single minute means his life. or throw
ing out the arms. dog fashion. forward
overland and pulling in. as if reaching
for something may bring him help.
may at least keep him aaoat till help
comes
Third In rescuing drowning persons.
seize them by the hair or the collar. back
of the neck; do moi let them throw their
arms around your neck or arms. II I'M
manageable. do not strike them. but let
them drop under moment until quiet.
then tow them into the shore. If uhcon-
scious. do not wait moment for a sioc-'
tor or an ambulance, but begin at once:
first. get the tongue ont and hold it by
handkerchief or towel to let the water
ont: get buoy. box or barrel under the
stomach. OF hold them over your knee.
head down. and jolt the water ont. tlstM
tfrn them over side to side four or Axe
times, then on the back. and with
pump movement keep their arms agoing
from pit of stomach overhead TO i
straight ont and back fourteen or six
teen times minute until signs of re.
turning life are shown. A bellows move
ment pressure on the stomach at the
same time is d great aid if you have.
help. OF course you will al first loosen
collar and all binding clothing. Iset!
some one at once remove shoes and
stockings. and at the same time rub the
lower limbs With All upward movement