Drowning does not look like drowning

Cat · May 28, 2011

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

Taken in part from the article:
– of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening (source: CDC).

According to the article, a child drowning does not shout, or wave their arms, or frantically splash the water. It's not a vision from JAWS, it's "deceptively quiet".

RyanW · May 28, 2011

Ironically, we're actually walking out the door to take our 11 month old to swim lessons....

Emperor · May 28, 2011

Shallow water blackout is even less evident.

tokendog · May 28, 2011

Thanks for this article...

johngunguy · May 28, 2011

Very informative article. I am 58yrs old and didn't know what to look for, even after all these years swimming, fishing on and in the water.

thanks, passed this along to my kids so they can keep my grandkids safe.

TomTerrific · May 28, 2011

I was at the Ft. Hood OC a long time ago, enjoying a root beer on the back patio overlooking the pool, which was full of ankle biters.

I went inside to make a phone call. When I came back, not more than five minutes or so, the pool was empty. A kid had drowned. His parents were sitting on the side of the pool. Apparently, he had been under water for a long time and no one noticed, including the parents.
:squint:

K9CopSGT · May 28, 2011

Great link Cat, thank you for sharing it!

JadeRaven · May 28, 2011

RyanW said:
Ironically, we're actually walking out the door to take our 11 month old to swim lessons....

Prolly one of the most effective ways of keeping your kid out of the pool.

I was torpedoed through the water so much as a baby I think I can legitimately claim that waterboarding isn't all that bad.

LongGoneDays · May 28, 2011

Nothing new to me.

I almost drowned 2 feet behind my dad when Iwas little. He was teaching my older sister how to swim.
Few years later I almost drowned in front of them after stepping over a large hole in a pond. They thought I was playing.

Hmm, maybe they just had it out for me :eek3:

JadeRaven · May 28, 2011

LongGoneDays said:
Hmm, maybe they just had it out for me

That's def how it feels!

Cat · May 28, 2011

Glad everyone appreciated it. The science describing the body during immediate drowning was very interesting and informative.

Mac204 · May 28, 2011

Emperor said:
Shallow water blackout is even less evident.

+100

jimdana1942 · May 28, 2011

didn't know that. good info.

CEHollier · May 28, 2011

LongGoneDays said:
Hmm, maybe they just had it out for me

Your last name wouldn't be Anthony would it?

LongGoneDays · May 28, 2011

Nope. No my first or middle name either.

Baldrik78 · May 28, 2011

25 yrds is a hell of long way when it comes to swimming.

Cat · May 26, 2012

It's summertime people! Drowning doesn't look like drowning

One of his most popular articles, drowning doesn't always look like drowning people. There are too many parents in this world that have watched their children die, and never recognize those signs. This should be mandatory reading for everybody that spends time in water above ankle deep to a flounder.

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

I can't say enough about Mario Vittone. Water safety is extremely important to us and this guy is one of my "LISTEN UP" favorites.

Hitman · May 26, 2012

Would you like to just merge this one with last years?

http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?59232

Cat · May 26, 2012

Hitman said:
Would you like to just merge this one with last years?

http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?59232

Yes please. I was too lazy to dig it up.

Hitman · May 30, 2012

Sadly, but to actually add to the topic.

Here is what drowning really looks like.

This video was caught by accident on a mobile phone. Two students fall into a river.
However, the decline and slippery bank makes it impossible to get out on your own.
Their classmates can't help both of them. They have to decide whom to save.

What a heartbreaking decision for children to have to make.

Make no mistake, this video is real. If you can keep your eye on the one kid left in the water, just as Cat points out, he's not flailing; his hands aren't above his head either. it looks like he's just treading water and then *swoop* gone.

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