Seven inflatable bodies, representing seven actual victims, were placed in a pool at Splash Kingdom Waterpark in Redlands as part of a media event highlighting water safety.
The event, which took place Wednesday, May 27, was hosted by Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, the Inland Empire chapter of the Safe Kids coalition and the Inland Empire Drowning Prevention Network.
Splash Kingdom lifeguards retrieved the seven bodies and handed them off to personnel from Redlands Fire Department. During the presentation, Clark Morrow from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department spoke about water safety issues, including some unique to San Bernardino County, as well as the pitfalls of submersion and the ABCs of water safety.
Matt Payne, a Rialto Fire Department paramedic, demonstrated the appropriate techniques for giving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to adults, children and infants. Children’s Hospital pediatric intensive care physicians Shamel Abd-Allah, MD, and Jesse Wyatt, MD, discussed the medical aspects of water submersion.
For more information on water safety Safe Kids, download an informative PDF at bit.ly/1SFckB6.