Drowning is:
The process of experiencing respiratory distress as a result of becoming submerged/immersed in liquid
Preventable with adult supervision, barriers, swimming classes, and CPR classes
Can occur in less than 3 inches of water
Quick and silent
Drowning occurs in as
little as 2 minutes
Irreversible brain damage
occurs in as little as 4 minutes
Most children who are under
water for as little as 6 minutes die
Who is most at risk?
Male
Nearly 80% of people who die from drowning are male
Children
Children aged 1-4 have the highest drowning rates
Minorities
African American children drown in swimming pools 5.5 to 10 times more than White children