1. Standing swimming: treading water and rhythmic breathing, the most basic and practical self-rescue method. Your first instinct after drowning in water is to tread water to get some rest and calm down.

2. Jellyfish floating: There are two postures, one is with hands hanging down, the other is hands holding knees, take a full breath, relax the whole body, do not make fearless movements, and make the back appear like a turtle out of the water. , float for a while and then raise your head to inhale. If you continue to do this, you can float on the water and wait for rescue.

3. Backward drift: Hold your breath, tilt your head back, relax your limbs, and place your hands in a large character shape on both sides. Because the lungs are like large sacs, the specific gravity of the human body is lighter than that of water, so the human body will naturally float up after falling for a period of time in the water.

4. Making floating equipment in the water: When your clothes fall into the water and are far away from the shore, you should take off your clothes so that you can swim. Sequence: first make a jellyfish shape, untie the laces and take off the shoes, then take off the trousers, and finally take off the top.

5. Use floating objects to survive: There are many floating objects on the water, such as waterproof backpacks, sealed bags, balls, moisture-proof mats, inflatable pillows, empty water bottles, etc., which can be used to survive.

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Situations that are prone to drowning accidents:

1. Accidentally falling into the water from the shore, the edge of the boat, etc.

2. The floatation device on the body breaks away and sinks into the water.

3. Poor swimming skills. When encountering accidents such as collisions in the water, you panic and move in a hurry.

4. Sudden choking on water and unable to adjust breathing.

5. Diving without proper entry into the water or unfamiliar with underwater conditions in rivers, lakes, etc.

6. Being too assertive.

7. Adventure diving.

8. Other swimmers being held tightly by the drowning person;

9. Being pressed down by others when playing in the water, etc.

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