CPR in the Water

                CPR is very closely linked with lifeguarding and water related emergencies. Over 3,500 fatal drowning’s occur each year not including the 350 people that die each year from boating related incidents. Ten people per day drown unintentionally (Suicide or murder). One in five of those deaths are children under the age of 14; two children per day die from unintentional drowning in the United States. Children between the ages of 1 and 4 were more at risk than any other age group. 30% of unintentional deaths among this age group were from drowning.

                Most drowning’s occur in home swimming pools. Even if the person is saved from the water they still need medical care and may need CPR administered before their heart never beats again. This showcases even further why everyone should know CPR, what if that was your son or daughter, your little brother or sister, maybe it was your neighbor that fell into your open pool. This is a need to know skill that can be the difference between life and death!