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What are the "Do's" and "Don'ts" of preventing drowning accidents?

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Do not leave your child alone or near a swimming pool if it was filled with water, as he might slip and drown within seconds.
Carry your child with you if you ever had to interrupt his bathing time for any reason.
Do not leave children alone next to exposed water tanks such as wells (or sinks) they may fall in them and sink.
All water tanks must be covered firmly before usage.
Do not allow children to play near ponds and rivers as they may fall in them and drown.
Make sure the children are away from any possible danger, teach them how to swim as this is helpful for them in the future. ^1,2,3

Dr. Elie Choueiry

Paediatrician Intensive Care Specialist PICU HDF

¹Book « Urgences Pediatriques – Volume 2

Written by Philippe Labrune-Denis Oriot-Bernard Labrune-Gilbert Huault

²Urgences & soins Intensifs pediatriques

Edition du CHU Sainte-Justine

Prepared by J. Lacroix, M.Gauthier, P. Hulbert, F. Leclerc, P. Gaudreault

³The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource-Revised Fourth Edition

American College of Emergency Physicians

American Academy of Pediatrics

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