National Drowning Prevention Month As the weather heats up, it?s hard to avoid the water; pools, lakes, beaches, rivers and, in Florida, canals. Unfortunately, Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children aged 1-14, and children aged 1-4 are at the highest risk in their own backyard pools. May has been named National […]
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National Drowning Prevention Month
As the weather heats up, it?s hard to avoid the water; pools, lakes, beaches, rivers and, in Florida, canals. Unfortunately, Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children aged 1-14, and children aged 1-4 are at the highest risk in their own backyard pools. May has been named National Drowning Prevention Month in an effort to decrease these tragic numbers. And nobody has been more dedicated to ending childhood drowning than Baby Otter Swim School. No one is immune to drowning, even those who know how to swim. A few factors influence the risk of drowning. Among younger children, a lack of barriers around pools is a major contributor to accidental drowning. A lack of close supervision primarily affects small kids as well, whether in the pool or in the bathtub. According to the CDC, the ?percentage of drownings in natural water settings, including lakes, rivers and oceans, increases with age.? More than half of drowning tragedies in those over 15 years old happen in natural bodies of water.
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