{"id":844,"date":"2011-09-22T08:18:48","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapleslawokc.com\/blog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2011-09-22T08:18:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:18:48","slug":"drowning-risks-still-exist-after-pool-season-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapleslawokc.com\/blog\/personal-injury\/drowning-risks-still-exist-after-pool-season-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning Risks Still Exist After Pool Season Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Labor Day marks the unofficial close of outdoor swimming pool season, drowning risks for young children are significant year-round. According to recent data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), \u201cdrowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4.\u201d The biggest risks are found inside the home with around 92 percent of drowning incidents happening in residential settings, according to the agency.<\/p>\n

The CPSC reports 660 submersion household water accidents involving children younger than five years old, from 2005 to 2009. Out of those, there were 431 deaths, 212 injuries and 17 accidents with undetermined injuries. Most of the victims were under two years old and involved baths or bath-related products (the leading cause of drowning for children behind swimming pools), while buckets, containers and even landscaping equipment were also involved in accidents.<\/p>\n

The majority of accidents reported occurred when a parent or caregiver left the child alone in a bath or near a water source for a brief amount of time while attending to a domestic task. In other cases, older siblings were left in charge of monitoring a child. A young child can drown in only a few inches of water, so a potential risk isn\u2019t always easily discernible without proper education and awareness.<\/p>\n

CPSC Drowning Prevention Instructions:<\/h3>\n