Knowing what real drowning signs look like is essential to be prepared. This article can help you save a life.
The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water. And it does not look like most people expect. There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help.
To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents). Of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will watch them do it, having no idea it is happening.
Drowning does not look like drowning – Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guard’s On Scene Magazine, described the instinctive drowning response like this. Know how to save someone from drowning.
The Red Cross offers swimming classes at many public pools across the United States, especially in the summer. Learning how to swim and recognize drowning signs and someone in distress in the water is beneficial.
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