How to treat choking on water

Summer is coming. In the hot summer, many people choose to go swimming to escape the heat. It’s okay for adults, but it’s mainly children who are particularly prone to choking on water when swimming. If not treated promptly, there is a risk of infection. What should we do if the baby chokes on water? How to provide treatment? This has become something that many parents want to know. Let me introduce it to you below.

Not serious:

If you accidentally choke on water, first climb to the shore, relax, cough loudly a few times to spit out the water in your trachea, then take a breath as soon as possible to avoid continuous choking caused by nervousness.

Ways to avoid choking on water:

The main problem is the wrong breathing method. Breathe in through the nose less (if you are not careful, you can easily inhale water into your lungs, especially for beginners). Breathe in and out through the mouth, which is easier to control the rhythm.

Secondly, the swimming posture should be standard, avoid flapping back and forth, and your mind should be relaxed, especially your limbs. Then, you will experience the feeling of being at ease in the water.

The child choked while swimming. After returning home, his temperature was very high and he kept coughing, so we quickly sent him to the hospital for examination. The parents were particularly confused as to why their children were fine before swimming but had a fever after returning home. They needed to check whether there was any bacteria in the water that had infected the lungs.

Precautions

You should do some warm-up exercises before swimming, and do not choose to swim in waters with lower water temperatures. If you have been feeling tired or have a weakened resistance recently, you should also avoid swimming.

Your hair will be wet after swimming, but many people don’t care and go out with wet hair, which can easily lead to fever and cold, so be sure to dry your hair before leaving the swimming pool.

You need to overcome the psychological trauma after choking on water.