Medical Description

If a person is under water long enough, lungs fill with water and oxygen cannot get into the blood. This can cause brain damage and death. Water in the lungs, especially contaminated water, can damage the lungs.

People can drown in as little as an inch or two of water. Babies can drown in a sink or bathtub, but most preschooler drownings occur in swimming pools. People who have seizure disorders are also at risk in the water. Drowning can happen quickly and silently.

Drowning precautions should include:

• Fences around pools
• Supervising children near any body of water, including tubs
• Not swimming or boating when under the influence of alcohol or sedatives
• Wearing life jackets when boating
• Learning CPR

Source: “Drowning,” MedlinePlus Encyclopedia, August 20, 2007.

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In August 2007, M&J Engineering announced a recall of about 1,500 AGA swivels for scuba diving masks after receiving one report of the swivel separating from the mask while diving.

In September 2007, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released data indicating non-pool drownings of children younger than five years of age from 2002 through 2004, at least 71 percent of which involved bathtubs.

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