LORICA_JOSE ANGELO_SITUATIONAL ACTIVITY_BLOCK 2B

1. You walk on the footpath along with the pool when you notice someone in distress who is
signaling for assistance. She is 6m away from you. There is only a rope you can retrieve from the
cottage you just passed by.
- On the first chance I get, call the lifeguard. Professional help is always there for emergencies
exactly like this. However, should the lifeguard be absent, I should see to it myself that the
person in distress is resolved. First, I take the rope from the cottage. Then, I shall assist the
person in distress with the rope by throwing the rope onto wherever the person is. Once the
person has grabbed hold of the rope, I pull them to the footpath and out of the pool as
quickly as possible. Once the person is close enough, I will hold onto the pool bars and pull
them out with leverage of the pool bars. Once they are out, I shall immediately seek their
attention whether they are conscious or unconscious. Depending on whether they are or
aren’t conscious, I will either/or calm them down with a warm towel or immediately call for
professional help. In this case, I will prepare a towel after getting her out of the pool.

2. You walk along the river when you notice someone 8m away who is distressed and signaling for
help. You have found an old rope that was used on a paddle steamboat. Reveal how you would
rescue this person.
- Seeing this, there is only one thing to do. First, I take the old rope and tie it neatly to a
paddle on the steamboat. After tying the rope onto the paddle, I will throw the paddle at
the person and wherever the person is nearest or where they will end up to be. Once the
person has grabbed hold of the paddle, I will then pull them close to the riverside. Once
they are close enough, I enter the shallow of the river and carry them out of the river. The
act of carrying shall be done with the back facing the ground and the nose facing skyward
with the feet being dragged to shore. Depending on whether they are or aren’t conscious, I
will either/or calm them down with a warm towel or immediately call for professional help.
In this case, I shall calm them down and prepare a towel whilst calling for professional help
to assist them.

3. You were on the school’s swimming pool to practice your butterfly stroke for an upcoming
competition and are the only one in the pool when you notice someone floating in the pool’s 8 ft
area. When you checked what it was, you were shocked to find a person floating and
unresponsive to your calls.
- Seeing this, I must act upon it because the matter of her unresponsiveness is unsettling.
They could be breathless for all I know. I would not waste time finding professional help.
First, using my swimming skills, I will swim into the pool and hold the person in distress as I
carry them to the poolside. Time is of the essence so I shall quickly but gently place them to
the poolside to lay down. Immediately, I shall judge whether they are or aren’t breathing.
Either way, time is of the essence still and I should check whether an object is obstructing
their windpipe. If not and they are still not conscious/breathing, I should get all water out of
their breathing pipe and out of their lungs.Placing their head softly on my lap, I place a palm
over their chest, another over my first hand, and push with both firmly at their chest. After
20-30 consecutive pumps to the chest and the person in distress is not yet awake, I blow
into the person’s mouth my wind firmly and into their windpipe and repeat the pumping
process until they awake. In both cases wherein the person is or isn’t conscious after
another pumping, I should yell or call for the lifeguard always when the person is out of the
pool.