Why do you need a Lifeguard for your party?
-Fatal drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury related death for children between the ages of 1 and 14 years old, and the top leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
-Children under 5 years old and adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 years old have the highest drowning rates. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
-Of all preschoolers who drown 70% are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75% are missing from site for 5 minutes or less. (Orange County Fire Authority, Orange County Ca.)
-The majority of children who survive drownings are found within 2 minutes of submersion, while most children that die are found after 10 minutes. (National Safe Kids Campaign)
-Every day about 10 people die from unintentional drownings. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
