Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tatarstan

30 March 2014, Sunday

Today the attention of journalistic community was drawn to the section of the river Volga between the Kazan village of Arakchino and Verkhny Uslon district centre on the opposite Bank. Here in the winter time worked automotive ice passage. The traditional venue of the Congress of cars on the ice-covered mountain of rubble and now headache relief workers and inspectors of small vehicles were so-called «pedestrians»who want to «cut off the path» from the Top of the District in Kazan. Since March 28, at 6.48 MSC in Verkhny Uslon, approximately 150 meters from the shore fell into an ice hole male born in 1956 Thanks to prompt actions of firemen FC-112 of the Federal fire service and the hovercraft «Sviyaga» JSC «IC «Tatflot» he was saved.

- In total, since the beginning of the freeze-up and date on water objects of the Republic has happened 16 casualties on ice, 10 people, unfortunately , were killed 11 people, saved by emergency workers. There were instances of failure of equipment - UAZ and snowmobiles. The safest places to cross the pond with transparent greenish or bluish tint ice with its thickness not less than 7 see now, However, the ice structure under the influence of sun and heat is changing and he already holds no man, becomes fragile. Even if he seems to be reliable, while driving is possible to fail. - noted the head of the Kazan branch of the Centre GIMS Ganeev, Marat.

Prevention of accidents and deaths on the water in the winter period by inspectors of the State Inspectorate for small vessels (GIMS) Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia on RT preventive work. During raids on the places of mass on ice fishermen inspectors remind the rules of safe behavior and warned of the dangers of going out on the ice to the Arsenal of a fisherman in addition to the rods and the moth was and rescue equipment the rope with a weight at the end, and life jacket. Legislation does not provide for punishment of people for an exit on thin ice. So all that can rescuers in the framework of prevention is to warn fishermen. Many fans of winter fishing, fearing for his life, on ice is not already displayed. They just switched to fish in open water on the other reservoirs.
However, to endanger the lives of rescuers on ice for persuasion possessed people is also not necessary. So very soon, and preventive work of the inspectors on ice comes to an end.

- Now in this place of unauthorized crossing of Kazan in Verkhny Uslon in the day to avoid accidents on duty hovercraft Centre GIMS and rescue group of two employees of small vehicles and rescuer with the means of salvation and diving equipment. Constant supervision is in the case of danger will be immediately provided assistance. - has informed journalists the head of the Kazan branch of the Centre GIMS Ganeev, Marat.

The invited journalists could see firsthand that in the coming days the ice on water objects of the Republic will become even more loose and thin. Now on the Volga observed gullies in the center of the riverbed and in the places where the flow of the powerful. According to rescuers, already today to be on the ice very dangerous. On the banks in many places of the reservoir opened the water, and the ice becomes extremely loose and finding it represents a real danger. However, this is journalistic share is to test everything themselves. Fortunately, there were professionals. After a short briefing and defining the safest way, journalists chain stretched across the ice.
Yes, there remains little hope that the «untethered» fishermen will be able to overcome her passion and not out on the ice, risking life and his rescuers. Ice journalist team found only two fishermen. One of them from talking to the camera and the recorder refused. The head of the Kazan branch of the Centre GIMS Ganeev, Marat again reminded fisherman necessary safety rules. She asked the participants and catch our «clients» - two-three «tail» for five-six hours in the fresh air. Not comparable price for the health or life.
Then journalists came to the place exercises of rescuers of zonal search and rescue unit № 2 Search and rescue services of the Republic of Tajikistan. Revealing the event was held in four stages - the-salvation, the salvation of the witness with the help of improvised means, rescue forces of the duty shift rescuers, the salvation of duty by the group on hovercrafts of the Centre of small vehicles. Rescuers worked with full responsibility, as on a real incident, observing all safety requirements. So, assisting rescue was in a wetsuit and reliably associated with mandatory safety rope.
- The first thing is not to panic, not to make unnecessary movements, not to break the ice, to stretch forth his hands on the surface of the ice, Resting in a failure legs, pull out on the ice first one leg, then the other. The second is to get back where you came. Will practices on his stomach and otpustite away from the failure. If Maina large, try to swim back. - gave the rescuer of the 1-St class of SPA№2, Kazan Sergey Denisov. - Submit to the victim any subject - belt, a branch of the rope. And not to panic, this leads to making mistakes, unnecessary waste of energy. Hence the result. Psychologically, we must be prepared.

Tips are simple, but they can save lives. However, it is better to secure yourself from that and not go to the deadly ice. I really do not want to have this warning was for someone really the last...

A FEW TIPS FOR FALL UNDER ICE

Failed. What to do?
The MAIN thing is not to lose your temper! Every second stay in the water works against You: wet clothes, leaving the force, develops temperature shock!
Frohliches under the ice, scatter hands and try to get rid of excess weight. Don't panic!
2 thin, young ice do not make sudden movements (not break off the edge).
3 the last ice should blows hand to bust disintegrating ice to reach relatively solid edge.
Waboritas, in the direction whence came in, there is a proven ice.
Moscovite for help (if there is someone near)!

IMPORTANT: Try not to dive under the water with his head! If possible, move to the edge of the hole, where the flow doesn't appeal to You under the ice.
Having failed, you will probably be back to the direction in which you want to get out.
If you get your feet to the opposite edge of failure, take a horizontal position, resting on his legs. Pull out on the ice first one leg, then the other. Will practices on his stomach and otpustite away from the failure. If Maina large, try to swim back. It is typical here is that when you lie on your back, head, and therefore the direction is towards just traversed path, i.e. exactly on the ice, which has just walked. This method is very efficient and does not require outside help and devices.
And just like that, without using anything to get out on the ice near impossible to catch it not for that. So the most effective way - to swim in the ice on the back. This method of salvation on his back can be applied by everyone, given that the top edge of the ice, rising above the level of the water is only about 1-1,5 cm, and then flush. If you have managed in this way to throw back on the ice, perevorachivaite on his stomach and otpustite from ice-hole. If you turned face to the direction in which you should get out, your task is to crawl out on the ice chest so that you could pull his feet on the edge of the ice. Once you feel that can free feet from the water, remove feet from the water and perekryvatel aside from ice-hole and otpustite of her own footsteps.
Or resting his hands in ice, to the extent possible, to rock your body, as a float, and thrown on the ice chest forward, immediately roll over on its back and cracked against the ice-hole.
If You are already going to help, and you have in your pocket rope cargo unwind and fold from at least 10 m. Do not miss the other end! Ideally this boats for motroway the rope, the chances are that will help people increase significantly.

How to save a drowning person

Castmate decisively and quickly (but not foolhardy!) the victim stiffens in the icy water, soaked clothing pulls it down.
Nemedlenno notify him that you are going to help. When you save failed, need to encourage him.
Frivolities to the ice-hole on all fours, his arms outstretched.
4.Put yourself skis, plywood or the Board, to increase the area of support and crawl on them.
K edge of the hole to crawl up is impossible.
Bereste victim rope or linked together scarves, reach over his ski pole...
7.if You are not one, then taking each other's legs, lying on the ice with a chain and move to the break
Modal victim handy tool, pull it out on the ice and crawl move from the dangerous zone
9 if necessary yourself the victim of the first medical aid.

Abandonment in danger - it is a criminal offence.

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