Unfortunately, summer has not officially started yet and there are already several young children who have lost their lives drowning in swimming pools in recent days. Although a swimming pool is not necessary for a child to drown, With less than two centimeters of water (enough to cover their nose and mouth) and one minute, it is enough for a baby to lose their life due to drowning.
There is no better remedy for these tragic misfortunes than prevention. Parents should NEVER take their eyes off children while they are playing in the water, vigilance is the best tool to prevent young children from drowning. Y If you can't keep an eye on them for whatever reason, then it is best if they don't bathe.
The WHO shows us alarming data: drownings cause more than 150 deaths in Spain each year, about 5.000 in Europe and about 388.000 in the world ... Can you imagine the number of deaths that could be avoided throughout the year if the parents were vigilant all the time? Drowning is the second cause of accidental infant mortality in Spain after traffic accidents! And it is the third cause worldwide. These alarming data should be more than enough, so that, if you are a father or mother, you become aware of the importance of closely monitoring your children whenever they are bathing, at any age ... but especially if they are small children.
Drownings in children under 5 years old usually occur in swimming pools or private communities ... the danger in young children is that parents "trust" because they are more independent of a baby, but in reality this increases the risk considerably because. They do not know how to recognize dangerous situations and they have no dexterity in water so drowning can be an easy thing to happen.
Go to swimming lessons, have a well-closed fence in the position, never lower your guard, avoid toys in the water so that children do not want to take them, etc.