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To: CharlyFord

In the United States, 1,236 children (0-18) died from drowning in 2000. Males are at a much higher risk of drowning than girls: one study found that on average, three-quarters of all drowning victims are male. Toddlers, especially boys under age four, are at highest risk of drowning. Toddlers, though curious near water, are not able to comprehend the potential dangers. It is also believed that toddlers drown silently; not splashing or calling for help when they get into trouble in water. Children living in rural areas are also at higher risk because of their proximity to open bodies of water. Most child drownings occur when a supervising adult is distracted.


55 posted on 07/19/2011 3:32:29 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
Most child drownings occur when a supervising adult is distracted.

OK! We gotta have a low! Distracted adults should be arrested and jailed. Lock'um up with the people that remove the tags from their mattresses and take baths with their toasters.

Hey! We can;t be safer without more laws!

69 posted on 07/19/2011 3:58:45 PM PDT by CharlyFord (t)
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