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U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2024
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TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows.
More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per year than in 2019, rese...
Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year -- Learn How to Protect Yours
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Drowning is the leading cause of death among children aged 1 to 4 years old in the United States, and too many older children continue to die in the water, according to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
A child can slip underwater in t...
Get in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 3, 2023
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Summer is here and so, too, is swimming season.
As fun as a pool can be, it's also a major safety risk if you don't take the appropriate precautions.
An expert from Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, offers some tips for a safe pool s...
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2023
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The swimmer came to shore struggling to breathe and coughing up blood.
A keen competitive long-distance swimmer and triathlete, the woman was fit and healthy when she started a nighttime open water swim event.
But a couple weeks earlier, she'd had breathing difficu...
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 15, 2022
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Black children and teens drown in swimming pools at rates seven times higher than white children, but a new survey suggests that special swimming programs could make a difference and help save lives.
The survey, from the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital o...
Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 23, 2022
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When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer's ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you...
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 11, 2022
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Many children missed out on potentially lifesaving swimming lessons during the pandemic, so parents should enroll them in classes as soon as possible, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends.
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer's Swimming Danger
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2022
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As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun.
Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of bacteria,
Some Health Conditions Greatly Raise Drowning Risks
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2022
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With summer comes warm weather and swimming. But for some people, knowing how to swim may not be enough to ensure their safety.
That's because certain medical conditions bump up the risk for drowning in a big way, according to a new Canadian study.
About one in th...
Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child
- Robert Preidt
- October 12, 2021
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A drowning child has a much lower risk of severe disability or death if a bystander steps in, even without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), new research finds.
"Bystanders play a critical role in preventing poor outcomes in childhood drowning by instituting safe, ear...