Drowning
Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes!
800 drowning deaths were reported in the U.S. in 1995. (Smith, 2000)
More than 2,000 children under 5 years of age are treated in hospital emergency rooms for submersion injuries. (www.kidsource.com/cpsc/prevent_drownings.html)
At the time of drownings, most victims are supervised by one or both parents. (www.kidsource.com/cpsc/prevent_drownings.html)
75% of submersion victims are toddlers. (www.kidsource.com/cpsc/prevent_drownings.html)
75% of submersion victims have been missing from the site for 5 minutes or less. (www.kidsource.com/cpsc/prevent_drownings.html)