Unintentional Drowning

Unintentional Drowning   Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates. In 2009, among children 1 to 4 years old who died from an unintentional injury, more than 30% died from drowning.  Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children 1-4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies (birth defects).  Among those 1-14, fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind motor vehicle crashes.     The main factors that affect drowning risk are lack of swimming ability, lack of barriers to prevent unsupervised water access, lack of close supervision while swimming, location, failure to wear life jackets, alcohol use, and seizure disorder.  All facts are from the CDC website. Click the links below for more information     Center for Disease Control and Prevention