TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Prevention of drowning JO - Pediatrics A1 - Denny, Sarah A. A1 - Quan, Linda A1 - Gilchrist, Julie A1 - McCallin, Tracy A1 - Shenoi, Rohit A1 - Yusuf, Shabana A1 - Hoffman, Benjamin A1 - Weiss, Jeffrey SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - 143 IS - 5 N2 - 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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LA - en SN - 0031-4005 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0850 ID - ref1 ER -