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Review
. 2019 May;143(5):e20190850.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-0850. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Prevention of Drowning

Sarah A Denny, Linda Quan, Julie Gilchrist, Tracy McCallin, Rohit Shenoi, Shabana Yusuf, Benjamin Hoffman, Jeffrey Weiss; COUNCIL ON INJURY, VIOLENCE, AND POISON PREVENTION
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Prevention of Drowning

Sarah A Denny et al. Pediatrics. 2019 May.

Abstract

Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related death in children. In 2017, drowning claimed the lives of almost 1000 US children younger than 20 years. A number of strategies are available to prevent these tragedies. As educators and advocates, pediatricians can play an important role in the prevention of drowning.

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Conflict of interest statement

POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Dr Quan has provided expert witness testimony in a drowning case in 2018; the other authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.