Drowning Is Preventable Presented by CPRS Aquatic Section

In 2005, there were 3,582 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States, averaging ten deaths per day. An additional 710 people died, from drowning and other causes, in boating-related incidents More than one in four fatal drowning victims are children 14 and younger.1 For every child who dies from drowning, another four received emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years. Drowning is Preventable CPRS Aquatics

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