{"id":16053,"date":"2012-11-26T16:05:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=16053"},"modified":"2012-11-26T16:05:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T22:05:29","slug":"drowning-a-constant-danger-in-southwest-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/11\/drowning-a-constant-danger-in-southwest-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning A Constant Danger In Southwest Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Alex Daneshmand is a Pediatric Critical Care physician with Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital of Southwest Florida.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since January of this year, The Children\u2019s Hospital of Southwest Florida has recorded 23 children under five years old who have drowned or nearly drowned. Six have died and ten have survived with neurological injury. Last year, there were 42 near-drownings and four deaths.<\/p>\n

These alarming statistics highlight the danger of drowning that exists every time we go to the pool, to the beach, or just bathe our baby. Drowning is second to auto accidents in the cause of death for children age one to 14 years, and it is the leading cause among those one to four years of age. Unfortunately, Florida leads the nation in number of death from drowning in that age group.<\/p>\n

What you can do to protect your children:<\/strong> Drowning can happen in as little as two minutes, and in less than two inches of the water. The most important thing you can do as a parent is to assign an adult to watch children when they are swimming.<\/em> That simple act has shown to reduce the incident of drowning by 100%.<\/p>\n

How to keep a pool safe and fun.<\/strong> \u00a0Children are constantly on the move, so take these steps to keep children safe when they are in or around a pool.<\/p>\n