Drowning and near-drowning

Ahogamiento y casi ahogamiento

  the second most common cause of accidental death in children is considered, after car accidents. 55 to 60% of drowning deaths occur in less than twenty years, between 40 and 50% of cases occur in children between 0 and 4 years, being more frequent in children 1 and 2 years old . Those that take place outside the family home, are more common in males, in proportion of 3 to 1.La black drowns 2 times more than white. Almost 50% of deaths occur in lakes, ponds and rivers although private pools contribute to the majority of diving accidents in some places. Less frequently it occurs drowning in bathtubs, tanks and other sites. Most drowning accidents (60%) occur on weekends during the summer months. American studies have shown that private pools and bathtubs are the main crash sites with greater distribution of cases on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and school holidays months. US 8,000 deaths;
year of which 40% are children.

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