Scenario: School is out and summer has finally begun.
The sun is shining, the air is hot and you and your
friends are enjoying a day at the local pool. The water
feels so refreshing and it is a perfect day for fun in the
sun. A spirited game of water volleyball erupts and
soon the pool is full of teenagers splashing about
trying to return the ball to the other side of the net. As
the other team makes a tactical pass near the edge of
the pool, Patricia dives to save it from going out. She
crashes head first into the concrete side of the pool.
She immediately becomes limp and cannot move,
laying face down in the water. What would you do?
What situations in this scenario require your
immediate attention and why? How would you provide
care to treat Patricia's life potentially threatening
condition?