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Statistics on Pool Drowning
of Children and Adults in the United States.
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- Six people drown in U.S. pools every day. Many of
these pools are public facilities staffed with certified professional lifeguards.
Centers for Disease Control
- Drowning is the 4th leading cause of accidental death
in the United States, claiming 4,000 lives annually. Approximately one-third are children
under the age of 14.
American Institute for
Preventive Medicine
- Drowning is the second-leading cause of
unintentional, injury-related death among children under the age of 15.
National Center for Health
Statistics
- A child can drown in the time it takes to answer a
phone.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
- 19% of drowning deaths involving children occur in
public pools with certified lifeguards present.
Drowning Prevention Foundation
- A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor
vehicle to be involved in the death of a child age 4 and under.
Orange County California
Fire Authority
- Children under five and adolescents between the ages
of 15-24 have the highest drowning rates.
American Academy of
Pediatrics
- For every child who drowns, four are hospitalized for
near drowning.
American Academy of
Pediatrics
- An estimated 5,000 children ages 14 and under
are hospitalized due to near-drownings each year; 15 percent die in the hospital and as
many as 20 percent suffer severe, permanent neurological disability.
Foundation for Aquatic
Injury Prevention
- Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are in the
care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from
sight for five minutes or less.
Orange County, CA, Fire
Authority
- In 10 states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida,
Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington - drowning surpasses all other causes
of death to children age 14 and under.
Orange County, CA, Fire
Authority
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