5 things you can do to reduce your child's drowning risk

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This is the top cause of death in young children.

to see which are easiest to spot for a quick rescue. The results showed all hues disappeared quickly and factors like weather, surface activity, light, and the color of the water and bottom of the lake or river greatly affected visibility. Having a swimsuit for each specific set of conditions is not practical or realistic, but highly visible, and bright colors like neon yellow, neon green, and neon orange work best in most scenarios.

“When everybody thinks somebody else is watching, nobody is watching. It’s called diffusion of responsibility,” he explains. “But if I say ‘Ted, you’re in charge of the pool,’ then that’s much safer.”when research shows adults get more distracted. Grown-ups’ attention also tends to drift when talking to each other, so whoever is on lifeguard duty, should be fully dedicated to the job. To avoid having only one adult stuck talking to the children all day, taking short shifts is a good idea.

Any accident in an aquatic setting can hinder someone’s ability to quickly get to safety—that’s even if they are great swimmers under normal circumstances. This is why Snyder recommends kids wear well-fitting life jackets, especially when they are in brown water. A hypothetical test he uses to test whether a child is ready to be without a life jacket is to think if they’d actually be able to get accidentally kicked in the nose by another child, get their bearings, and swim to safety. If they can’t, don’t listen to any tantrums and get a life jacket on them.A lot of accidents happen when a kid jumps into the water to help a friend or sibling who’s drowning, only to be pulled under themselves.

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