Some Serious Facts About Water Safety
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Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between the age of 1 and 14. (CDC, 2003)
- Of those deaths, 19% occur in public pools with a lifeguard present
- For every one (1) drowning death, there are approximately four(4) near-drowning accidents that require hopsitalization, with sustaining serious brain damage.
- Nine (9) people drown in the United States every day (CDC)
- Two-thirds of all drownings occur in between the months of May and August (Ocean County California Fire Authority)
- Approximately 75% of child drownings occur because of a lapse of adult supervision of 5 minutes.
- African-American children between the ages of 5 and 19 are 2.6 times more likely to drown than Caucasian children of the same age group (CDC, 2003)
And the most important fact....Drowning is preventable!! All it takes is learning how to swim!!
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