As the weather warms up so too does the rate of fatal and non-fatal drowning. While drowning is a year round concern for young children the warmer months of the year are the peak period as the water becomes more and more attractive to children and family events begin to revolve around back yard […]
How many children?
Royal Life Society of Australia released the National Drowning Report yesterday. The good news is that the report shows a decline in the deaths of children aged 0-4. in 2013/14 twenty Australian children aged 0-4 lost their lives to drowning. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008) shows that for every drowning death there […]
LEARN What drowning REALLY looks like
On 24 January The Samuel Morris Foundation appeared on Channel 10’s “The Project” to discuss what drowning really looks like. [youtube AzcJ1oH9Exw] WHAT DO YOU THINK DROWNING LOOKS LIKE? Many people have a view of what drowning looks like that is based on the portrayal of drowning in movies….. You probably think it looks like someone […]
A shocking start to summer – Two non-fatal drownings within hours of each other
Summer 2013/14 is off to a shocking start with two non-fatal drownings in the one afternoon, within hours of each other. Child drowning is a year round issue, however the summer months always represent a sharp increase in the number of fatal and non-fatal drownings. A two year old was pulled unconscious from a backyard […]
Sharp increase in child drowning deaths
Royal Life Saving Society – Australia have released the 2013 National Drowning report. The report reveals an overall increase in deaths.. but Shockingly a 48% increase in the number of 0-4 year olds who lost their lives to drowning. That means that in the last year the equivalent of one whole school class has lost […]
