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Drowning prevention for children, what parents need to know
WHO defines drowning as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid; outcomes are classified as death, morbidity, and no morbidity. “Survival swimming is a life skill that every child should have and it involves learning the minimum skills needed to survive an unexpected fall into deep water,” he says. “It involves rolling into deep water and surfacing with the head above water with the airway open, any action to keep the head above water for a period of time” he adds. Children’s vulnerability changes with age. WHO notes children...…WHO defines drowning as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid; outcomes are classified as death, morbidity, and no morbidity. “Survival swimming is a life skill that every child should have and it involves learning the minimum skills needed to survive an unexpected fall into deep water,” he says. “It involves rolling into deep water and surfacing with the head above water with the airway open, any action to keep the head above water for a period of time” he adds. Children’s vulnerability changes with age. WHO notes children...WW…
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