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What are the "Do's" and "Don'ts" of preventing drowning accidents?
  1. 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.
  2. Carry your child with you if you ever had to interrupt his bathing time for any reason.
  3. Do not leave children alone next to exposed water tanks such as wells (or sinks) they may fall in them and sink.
  4. All water tanks must be covered firmly before usage.
  5. Do not allow children to play near ponds and rivers as they may fall in them and drown.
  6. 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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