CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — What do the songs Stayin Alive and the Baby Shark song have in common?

Their beats could both help you save a life through CPR.

While CPR is a useful skill to have any time of year, it's especially important in the summer when drowning deaths skyrocket.

"Especially right now, everybody is around the water and in pools. Kids are playing around there. Anytime, anybody could drown. Something could happen."

That's what Rickey Price, Team Leader at the Cambria County Swift Water Rescue Team, told 6 News while giving us a CPR demonstration.

About ten people tragically die from drowning every single day in the United States alone.

Let's say you have not been CPR trained -- what do you do -- if you see someone drowning right in front of you this summer?

We asked Price, "What is the first thing that you should do if you don't have any experience?"

"Somebody calling 911," he responded.

Once you know that first responders are on their way, get the victim out of the water and lay them flat on the ground.

If the victim is not breathing, and they do not have a pulse, that's when you perform CPR to help until help arrives.

"Slight tilt back of the chin, one breath, two breaths," Price told 6 News as he demonstrated.

If it's a person you don't know, you need a mouth barrier -- like a piece of plastic wrap or an official CPR mask -- to protect yourself.

Continue giving sets of two breaths and 30 chest compressions to the tune of Stayin' Alive or the Baby Shark song.

Those minutes are important, because after time -- seven to ten minutes without any oxygen to the brain -- there's other side effects to that. So, getting a pulse back, getting that blood flow to the brain, and things like that gives that patient a better chance of a possible full recovery," said Price.

If the person is not breathing but does have a pulse, you just need to do the breathing component, Price says.

There are some different instructions for a baby: instead of using two hands, use two fingers more gently.

Whether it's an infant or a full grown adult, performing CPR can greatly increase their chances of survival.

"Knowing how to do it correctly, because giving chest compressions on the stomach is not the right way. Knowing where your hand placement is. A simple 20 minute lesson makes a world of difference," said Price.

You can get CPR training by contacting your local fire department or ambulance service to point you in the right direction.

"The quicker you get CPR on that patient -- hands on, chest compressions -- the higher chance of bringing that patient back."

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