Avoidable Drownings! Are Over-Priced Alarms our only option?
How often do Drownings Occur?
Drowning is a leading cause of death for children.
Drowning can be fatal or nonfatal.
Nonfatal drowning can result in long-term health problems and costly hospital stays.
Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid. Drowning happens when a person's nose and mouth are under water for too long, making it impossible to breath. Drowning is not always fatal.
Fatal drowning happens when the drowning results in death.
Nonfatal drowning happens when a person survives a drowning incident. Nonfatal drowning has a range of outcomes or results, from no injuries to very serious injuries such as brain damage or permanent disability.
Every year in the United States there are an estimated:
4,000 fatal unintentional drownings—
that is an average of 11 drowning deaths per day.
8,000 nonfatal drownings—
that is an average of 22 nonfatal drownings per day.
In the United States:
More children ages 1–4 die from drowning than any other cause of death.
For children ages 5–14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death after motor vehicle crashes.
What’s available ?
Drowning prevention publications and resources are listed on the CDC webpage. This includes CDC MMWR and other journal articles, CDC resources, and additional partner information and reports.
https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/resources/index.html
Help Us!!
We aim to bring real world solutions to fight the unnecessary deaths of our young swimmers. Not only will we aim to provide those in need with an alarm and barrier but we will bring our cause to the Federal Government and ensure a grant is available for swim lessons of all ages. With your donations we can not only step in to provide immediate assistance but Lobby for continued funding to get the information to Schools, Libraries, and places that will make it easy for Guardians to attain.
