Ukuntywila emanzini kuseyenye yezona zinto ziphambili ezibangela ukufa ngengozi kwihlabathi liphela, ingakumbi phakathi kwabantwana abancinci. Nangona amaphulo kawonke-wonke edla ngokugxininisa ukhuseleko emanzini avulekileyo, iziganeko ezininzi zenzeka kufutshane kakhulu namakhaya—kwiidama zasemva kwendlu, kwiibhafu, nakwiimbizana ezincinci zamanzi. Ukuthintela ukuntywila okusebenzayo kufuna indibaniselwano yokhuseleko lokusingqongileyo, ukubekwa esweni okusebenzayo, kunye nemfundo.
Okokuqala, ukudala imiqobo ebonakalayo kubalulekile. Uphando lwamazwe ngamazwe lubonisa ukuba ucingo olunecala ezine, oluzivalayo, noluzibophayo olujikeleze amachibi okudada lunokunciphisa umngcipheko wokuntywila ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha. Izigqubuthelo zamachibi kunye neenethi zokhuseleko zibonelela ngomaleko owongezelelweyo wokhuseleko, kodwa akufuneki zithathe indawo yocingo olufanelekileyo. Ngaphakathi, iintsapho ziyacetyiswa ukuba zikhuphe amanzi kwiibhafu kunye neebhakethi emva kokusetyenziswa, kwaye zigcine izikhongozeli zamanzi kude nokufikelela kwabantwana.
Okwesibini, ukubekwa kweliso kufuneka kuqhubeke kwaye kunikelwe ingqalelo. I-American Academy of Pediatrics kunye ne-World Health Organisation zigxininisa ingcamango "yokubekwa kweliso lokuchukumisa" kwiintsana kunye nabantwana abancinci—oko kuthetha ukuba umntu omdala kufuneka ahlale ekufutshane neengalo xa abantwana bekufutshane namanzi. Iziphazamiso ezifana neefowuni eziphathwayo okanye imisebenzi yasekhaya ziyandisa kakhulu umngcipheko weengozi ezingabonwayo.
Okwesithathu, ukuphuhlisa ubuchule bokusebenzisa amanzi kunye nokulungiselela imeko engxamisekileyo kusindisa ubomi. Ukufundisa abantwana ukudada besebancinci kuphucula ukhuseleko, nangona izifundo kufuneka zincedise—hayi endaweni—yokubeka esweni ngokuqaphela. Okubaluleke ngokufanayo kukuqinisekisa ukuba abanakekeli bayazi ukuvuselelwa kwentliziyo (CPR). I-CPR ekhawulezileyo inokuphinda kabini okanye kathathu amazinga okusinda kwiimeko zokuntywila.
Okokugqibela, iteknoloji ingadlala indima exhasayo. Ii-alamu zedama lokubhukuda, izixhobo ezinxitywayo, kunye nezinzwa zokuhamba zibonelela ngezilumkiso xa kungena umntu engajonganga. Nangona kunjalo, ezi zixhobo kufuneka zithathwe njengeendlela ezongezelelweyo, zingathathi indawo yokuqapha kwabantu kunye nokukhusela okusingqongileyo.
Ukuthintela ukurhaxwa ekhaya kufuna indlela ehlukeneyo: imiqobo yokuthintela ukufikelela, ukujonga ukuba abantu baya kusabela njani, imfundo yokwakha ubuchule, kunye nokulungela ukuphendula ngokufanelekileyo. Inyathelo ngalinye lodwa linciphisa umngcipheko, kodwa xa lidibene lenza umnatha wokhuseleko opheleleyo. Ukukhusela ubomi akuqali ngoloyiko, kodwa ngesenzo esinolwazi—ukuqinisekisa ukuba amanzi ahlala engumthombo wolonwabo nempilo, endaweni yentlekele.