4 out of 5 of the near drowning victims we have seen at the hospital lately have been because these children have taken off their floaties when someone either wasn't looking or when someone started feeling comfortable depending on floaties. These children don't realize they can stay above water soley because of the inflatable baloons on their arms. They remove them and get brave, and jump in. It is incredibly tragic. Several of these toddlers have died and the ones who survive probably will have a neurological deficit that is irreversable. Often, after these children are revived, I have heard families say, "He's going to be just fine!". The truth is, nobody knows how he or she will be. There have been cases where children are wheelchair-bound, and unable to effectively communicate after the lack of oxygen to the brain for an extended period of time. Of course, none of these families ever thought this could happen to them. Please know, if you have children, this possibly could possibly happen to YOU too.
http://phoenix.gov/fire/watersafe.html2010 Phoenix Drowning Incidents To Date: Total Incidents: 40 (30 children / 10 adult)
Total Fatalities: 9
2009 Totals:
75 Incidents (56 children / 19 adults)
16 Fatalities (3 children / 13 adults)
2008 Totals:
82 Incidents (51 children / 31 adults)
26 Fatalities (8 children / 18 adults)
2007 Totals:
79 Incidents (49 children / 30 adults)
16 Fatalities (4 children / 12 adults)
2006 Totals:
84 Incidents (57 children / 27 adults)
24 Fatalities (6 children / 18 adults
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