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14 May
U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

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...

12 Jun
Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year -- Learn How to Protect Yours

Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year -- Learn How to Protect Yours

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...

03 Jun
Get in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips

Get in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips

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...

10 Jan
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs

Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs

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...

15 Dec
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

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...

23 Jul
Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'

Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'

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...

11 Jun
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons

Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons

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.

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23 May
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer's Swimming Danger

1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer's Swimming Danger

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,

09 May
Some Health Conditions Greatly Raise Drowning Risks

Some Health Conditions Greatly Raise Drowning Risks

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...

12 Oct
Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child

Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child

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...