RO137591A1 - Life saving method at sea and technical means to be used - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of saving life at sea and the technical means to be used, which is intended for the lifeguard activity in the tourism industry. According to the invention, the method of saving life at sea consists in that monitoring and intervention are not carried out exclusively from the shore, as they are currently performed, but also from the sea where monitoring and intervention platforms are to be positioned and, if the victim is already under water, the lifeguard will dive in to rescue him/her, hold him/her from behind with one of his arms, under the victim's arms and the compressed air or compressed helium cylinder that the lifeguard wears as a wristwatch or in his hand, will be activated, the arm life float will be inflated, and it will wrap the victim under his/her armpits and lift him/her to the surface of the water, and, if the first life float is not enough, a second one can be used or the lifeguard's lifejacket can be inflated, as appropriate, and the victim may be taken to the platform or carried ashore on a special rescue stretcher, which shall be towed ashore on the sand up to the place where the ambulance can intervene.

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LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURE AT SEA AND THE TECHNICAL MEANS USED

The invention can be used in the lifeguard activity in the tourism industry.

The activity of the lifeguard service is facing more and more difficulties caused by the crowds of tourists and the changes made to the coastal area which caused the appearance of a type of back current, the killer back current.

The killer back current is so dangerous that it has made lifeguards more like corpse retrievers.

This current is formed in the littoral areas arranged in the form of bays by placing dikes perpendicular to the shore, made up of stabilopods or large concrete or stone blocks.

On the beaches in the Eforie area and beyond, there have been an excessively large number of drownings caused by this deadly return current.

This current is formed periodically, depending on the frequency of the waves in successive time periods.

In a measurable time interval DT1, if the frequency of the waves is high, a large amount of water accumulates near the shore and with the decrease in the frequency of the waves in the time period D T2, the water masses no longer encounter the return resistance and form that current of water described in the specialty literature that behaves like a river that flows into the sea/ocean.

The absolute novelty of this method of saving life at sea consists in the fact that surveillance and interventions will not be done exclusively from the shore, as at present, but also from the sea where floating platforms for surveillance and intervention will be positioned, fig. 1.

These platforms will be positioned in the sea beyond the breaking area of the waves, respecting the conditions of maximum visibility for the largest portions of the beach as well as the conditions of rapid intervention.

The platforms will be designed according to safety standards and will be equipped with all the medical means necessary for the intervention.

The quick movement from the platform to the victim can be done using the skijet or the self-propelled suri.

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If the victim is already under water, the rescuer will dive after her, grab her from behind with one of his hands, under her arms and activate the cylinder of compressed air or compressed helium that the rescuer holds at the wrist, as a clock, fig. 4 or in the palm, fig. 3 and will inflate the arm coil, fig.2. The arm coil will grasp the victim around the waist and lift him to the surface of the water. If the first coil is not enough, the second one will also be used or the rescuer's life jacket will be inflated, fig. 5.

If necessary, the victim can be brought to the platform or transported to the shore.

The victim will be transported to the shore with a special rescue stretcher, fig-6.

At the shore, the stretcher will be dragged on the sand to the place where the ambulance can intervene.

The crew on the platform will permanently communicate with the crew on the shore who, in addition to the tasks of warning tourists, will be the ones who will call the ambulance services and will collaborate in the rescue actions, being also equipped with means of intervention.

• Description of the floating platform

The floating platform, fig.l is of the "self-raising mobile marine drilling platform" type, built in the form of a watertight floating body on which the surveillance and intervention point is set up, equipped with all the utilities necessary to recover the victims and keep them alive, as well as the means necessary to maintain liaising with shore crews, transporting victims from the platform to shore in order to be picked up by ambulance crews.

Fig.l shows a platform (floating body, pos.l) with 4 pillars, lattice beam and mechanism for raising-lowering the floating body, mechanism, toothed wheel-rack" that can be operated manually or mechanically (pos.2 ). The sanitary point, pos. 3 is set up in the cabin on the platform deck, it will be built in such a way as to ensure as much visibility as possible and dimensioned so as to allow the access of rescuers around it. The main deck can be extended outboard (with crinoline as in passenger ships).

The electrical energy required for the equipment on board can be solar from the genset or mixed.

Monitoring and intervention from the platform is easier because:

RO 137591 Α1 • Moving towards the victim is no longer done against the waves, but in the area of waves without rams;

• The intervention is no longer hampered by the tourists on the beach who in such situations may have unpredictable reactions caused by panic; inconveniences caused by crowds of curious people";

• The resuscitation of victims in critical condition is done with greater chances on board the platform where there are facilities like ambulances; on shore is less likely to be more advantageous;

• The victim can be transported from the platform to the shore in an optimal time, using the special rescue stretcher, fig. 6 • The rescuer can reach the victim in a short time with the self-propelled skijet or suri provided by the platform and intervene as I presented previously.

• Description of the package

The coil is fixed on the rescuer's arm with the help of elements with the possibility of immediate detachment simultaneously with its inflation. The compressed air/helium is stored in a bottle held in the palm of the rescuer fig.3 or above the wrist, fig.4. The gas in the cylinder is released by pressing a button. The coil, without gas, can be folded according to a certain pattern and fixed on the rescuer's arm, according to fig. 2, or made into a roll (rolled), lengthwise, according to fig. 2. In both cases, the cylinder can be operated without difficulty. 9

The folding or rolling of the coils will be done according to some patterns, so that it is possible to comply with the conditions of shape and size, in such a way that they do not make swimming uncomfortable and include, if possible, the entire circumference of the victim's body.

The shape of the inflated (inflated) coil does not have to be the classic one, but can be adapted in such a way as to offer the possibility of supporting the victim's head in a position that favors his breathing. The rescuer holds the victim under his arms and presses the button to release the gas from the cylinder that inflates the coil. The coils can also be compartmentalized for more safety. After inflation, the ends of the coil can be brought together so that it remains tight on the victim's body. The connection can be made quickly with the help of elastic elements (clamps) or hedgehog system.

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The life jackets will be made according to the model of the existing ones, the difference being that they will be inflated only in case of necessity, as in the case of the arm coils.

The vest can be kept on the body for the duration of the program or can be quickly closed with hedgehogs. The gas cylinder is fixed on the vest with easy access • Description of the special rescue stretcher

Stretcher, fig. 6 is a floating stretcher made according to the model of the self-propelled surui" with the following differences:

• The shape and dimensions will be adapted to the conditions of transporting two people (the rescuer and the victim). The Savior will kneel at the stern of the bier;

• The stretcher will be equipped with floats mounted on a frame with joints that allow the floats to be positioned on the sides, having a double role: anti-roll floats and load-bearing wings; By folding them under the stretcher, they will act as sled soles for sand.

A, Al - with floats as sand sleds

B, Bl - with floats in the role of "anti-roll floats and load-bearing wings"

C - with folding floats and fixed frame.

The role of supporting wings of the floats in the position "on the sides" can be eliminated, considering the fact that the rescuer located at the stern of the stretcher, will ensure "optimal trim".

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DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 - floating surveillance and intervention platform;

Fig. 2 - lifeguard equipped with inflatable arm lifebuoys, in rolled and folded versions;

Fig. 3 - bottle in the rescuer's hand;

Fig. 4 - bottle attached to the rescuer's wrist;

Fig. 5 - rescuer equipped with an inflatable life jacket;

Fig. 6 - special rescue stretcher.

Claims (4)

RO 137591 Α1 demand 1. Life-saving procedure at sea characterized by the fact that surveillance and interventions will not be done exclusively from the shore, as at present, but also from the sea where floating surveillance and intervention platforms will be positioned, fig. 1. 2. Arm inflatable lifebuoy characterized by the fact that it is fixed on the rescuer's arm with the help of elements with the possibility of immediate detachment simultaneously with its inflation with the compressed air that is stored in a cylinder held in the rescuer's palm fig. 3 or above the wrist, fig.4. 3. Inflatable life jacket characterized by the fact that it is to be inflated only in case of necessity, as in the case of arm coils, fig. 5. 4. Special rescue stretcher characterized by the fact that it is made according to the model of the self-propelled surui" and is equipped with floats mounted on a frame with joints that allow the positioning of the floats on the sides, having a double role: anti-roll floats and load-bearing wings and by folding them under the stretcher, they will act as sled soles for sand, fig. 6.