Did you know?In 18 States, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages 5 and under. Florida ranks in the top 4 States in this country as a leader in pediatric drowning accidents for children under the age of 4.
It is a good idea to have your infant/child begin learning aquatic survival skills during the fall and winter months. Definitely, you want your baby to be skilled BEFORE the springtime! The children have a 95% retention of learned skills after no practice for a year. However, we do suggest a one-two week refresher course every 6 months or so to keep your child's skills up to date year round. This can be thought of as a well baby check up at the doctor's, you feel your child is healthy but you just want to make sure! Booster shots and all!
Consider that we don't know when your child could fall into the water alone. Refreshers can fine tune your child's skills right before your family is ready to get in the water! Find the time to schedule these vital skills for your precious child. Many parents want to wait until right before the summer session to start lessons. However, classes fill quickly and then a child is left with no skills while spending time in and around the water.
CPSC Warns of In-Home Drowning Dangers With Bathtubs, Bath Seats, Buckets WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The end of outdoor swimming and pool season doesn't mean the end of drowning dangers for young children. After pools, more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the home.
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For 2003-2005, CPSC staff received reports of an average of 90 children younger than 5 years of age who drowned in bathtubs (62%), baby seats or bathinettes (15%), buckets and pails (11%), landscaping or yard products (6%), and other products (4%). There was an annual average of an additional 39 reports of non-fatal submersion incidents for 2005-2007 that were reported for the same products. The majority of drownings and non-fatal submersion incidents involved children younger than 2 years old.
"What parents need to know is that anywhere there is water, there is a potential drowning hazard to children," said Inez Tenenbaum, CPSC Chairman. "Parents shouldn't let their guard down; young children need constant supervision around bathtubs, bath seats and buckets."
Many of the reported incidents involved a lapse in supervision by caregivers, such as leaving the bathroom momentarily while the child was in the bathtub to answer the phone/door or to retrieve an item like a towel. In other incidents, an older sibling was left to watch a younger sibling.
CPSC recommends parents and caregivers follow these safety tips when children are around bathtubs, bath seats, buckets, spas, or decorative ponds or fountains:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Always watch your children in and around the water. Use touch supervision for infants and toddlers! (Recommended by the AAP)
It is a good idea to have your infant/child begin learning aquatic survival skills during the fall and winter months. Definitely, you want your baby to be skilled BEFORE the springtime! The children have a 95% retention of learned skills after no practice for a year. However, we do suggest a one-two week refresher course every 6 months or so to keep your child's skills up to date year round. This can be thought of as a well baby check up at the doctor's, you feel your child is healthy but you just want to make sure! Booster shots and all!
Consider that we don't know when your child could fall into the water alone. Refreshers can fine tune your child's skills right before your family is ready to get in the water! Find the time to schedule these vital skills for your precious child. Many parents want to wait until right before the summer session to start lessons. However, classes fill quickly and then a child is left with no skills while spending time in and around the water.
CPSC Warns of In-Home Drowning Dangers With Bathtubs, Bath Seats, Buckets WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The end of outdoor swimming and pool season doesn't mean the end of drowning dangers for young children. After pools, more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the home.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )
For 2003-2005, CPSC staff received reports of an average of 90 children younger than 5 years of age who drowned in bathtubs (62%), baby seats or bathinettes (15%), buckets and pails (11%), landscaping or yard products (6%), and other products (4%). There was an annual average of an additional 39 reports of non-fatal submersion incidents for 2005-2007 that were reported for the same products. The majority of drownings and non-fatal submersion incidents involved children younger than 2 years old.
"What parents need to know is that anywhere there is water, there is a potential drowning hazard to children," said Inez Tenenbaum, CPSC Chairman. "Parents shouldn't let their guard down; young children need constant supervision around bathtubs, bath seats and buckets."
Many of the reported incidents involved a lapse in supervision by caregivers, such as leaving the bathroom momentarily while the child was in the bathtub to answer the phone/door or to retrieve an item like a towel. In other incidents, an older sibling was left to watch a younger sibling.
CPSC recommends parents and caregivers follow these safety tips when children are around bathtubs, bath seats, buckets, spas, or decorative ponds or fountains:
- Never leave young children alone, even for a moment, near any water. Young children can drown quickly in even small amounts of water.
- Always keep a young child within arm's reach in a bathtub. If you must leave, take the child with you.
- Don't leave a baby or toddler in a bathtub under the care of another young child.
- Never leave a bucket containing even a small amount of liquid unattended. Toddlers can fall headfirst into buckets and drown. After using a bucket, always empty and store it where young children cannot reach it. Don't leave buckets outside where they can collect rainwater.
- Learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). It can be a lifesaver when seconds count.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Always watch your children in and around the water. Use touch supervision for infants and toddlers! (Recommended by the AAP)
