Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 2 · column 6 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved
nonswimmer or an untrained swimmer to perform a nonswimming rescue safely, the Red Cross official said.
The rescuer should limit personal contact with the victim and always maintain firm, contact with the shore. The rescuer’s weight on the shore or pool deck should be kept low or slanting backward. If the victim is within arm’s reach, the rescuer should lie flat on the deck and extend one arm, holding the deck or dock with the other arm. He can then iB?sp tt**.,y,pirn’s, ,JWP and draw him to safety. I ‘
Should the victim be beyond arm’s reach, the rescuer can extend such items as a shirt, towel, coat, branch or pole, and allow the victim to grasp one end and then pull him to safety. A line, ring buoy or an inner tube can be thrown to a victim who is beyond reach of an extension rescue, Lundberg added.
“A swimming rescue should only be attempted by someone who has had a lifesaving training,” concluded the safety director. “Otherwise, a double drowning can occur.”
»■ --
89.6%