How to Escape a Sinking Car: 4 Simple Steps - Every year, as many as 400 people drown in vehicles.
The following are the action points from Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht* on how to save yourself and your children should your car end up in a canal or river:
His No. 1 -- When your car goes underwater, don't touch your cellphone. The first minute is crucial, and it's a waste of your time trying to call 911, he said.
Seat belts
Windows
Children- Children should be helped out of the car from oldest to youngest. After rolling down the windows, older children should be told to swim out and hold onto the car so parents can help younger ones out of car seats.
Out!
If you are not able to open the windows, Dr. Giesbrecht recommends to carry a simple window-breaking device in your vehicle (ResQme). The tool, a spring-loaded center punch, is pressed into a corner of the window. One or two simple pushes and the window shatters. Giesbrecht recommends the devices be easily accessible and in the open, perhaps hanging from the rear view mirror.How to Escape a Sinking Car: 4 Simple Steps - Every year, as many as 400 people drown in vehicles.
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Special thanks to the following people and agencies for making this life saving workshop possible:
Dr. Gordon Giesbrech
Associate Dean (External Relations)
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
University of Manitoba -- Canada
National Drowning Prevention Alliance
Collier County Sheriff's Office
Physicians Regional Healthcare System,
Collier County Parks and Recreation
Bald Eagle Towing & Recovery, INC.
and
NCH Healthcare System
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest
River Park Aquatic Center -- City of Naples
Resqme
