Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
Successful Way to Attempt Re-
SuSCitation Also To Be Ex-
planned by Prof. WeemS.

Two drownings In week a Pied
mont. park lake have impressed the
necessitv of public knowledge of res
cues and first AID treatment upon At
lantans The Georgian has arranged
TO publish "a series of illustrated in
struetions to teach amy reader the sim
plcst method of saving drowning per
son and Of resuscitation.
The first pictures are printed today
and will continue daily until first aid
treatment has been described from the
moment The rescue begins until the vie
tim is restored to consciousness.
The Instructions are furnished to
Georgian readers by Professor T. r.
Weems. gymnasium superintendent of
the Georgia School of Technology and
former superintendent of Atanta's
Fairgrounds.
Pictures Posed at Park Lake
The photographs today show Profess
sor Weems making rescues. They were
posed for The Georgian al the park
lake.
Professor Weems adds these instruc-
tions TO accompany the first series of
pictures.
BY PROFESSOR T. r. WEEMs
All the rules for saving persons
from drowning would be almost
needless in locations where only
small bodies of water are found
If people would learn to- swim early
in life and take proper precautions
when they go in water There
would be no accidents
But the public seems to have an
opinion on this subject itself. and
SO long as there are public bathing
places there probably will be some
one who ventures a little too far
ont or is willing to take an kinds Of
chances in boats.
Cool Head Essential.
one of the most necessary
things To save a person struggling
in the water. and what is generally
lacking is cool head Unless the
rescuer is himself calm he viii not
know what to do or how to do it.
Remain cool, do not get excited,
and the work Of restoring life to am
unconscious person will not be So
hard
Generally person near shore
can be thrown a plank. oar on even
larger object that viii hold him
above the water When this can be
done quickly and before the sink
ing person has lost consciousness
il is the most sure way to prevent
q more serious accident But when
ii is necessary to enter the water to
give assistance never hesitate "a
moment Go in a boat. if possible.
for il saves time, gives means of
supporting the sinking person With
out serious danger To the reseuer
and provides quicker relief
When a boat can not be had rush
into the water and approach the
struggling person from behind.
Never in front To do so would
mean that he viii throw his arms
about YOU. which probably would
result in the drowning Of both.
When the rescuer comes from be-
hind he can avoid an possibility of
being gra sped by the frantic swim
mer
When within reach grasp the
sinking person under the chin with
one arm. pulling him backwards,
letting his body float face up and
YOU under him, with feet slightly to
one side
How to Break Fatal Hold.
II he should manage to grasp you
ia his arms you must by all means
break his hold and again approach
from behind
There is only one successful way
to tear loose from a drowning per
son. Double your legs up between
your body and his until your feet
are at his stomach then put your
entire strength in a vigorous push.
He will find it impossible to hold
against the force you can exert.