Statistics

Based on statistics obtained, the chart above was tabulated. With constant research on my project has driven me to further improve on my designs of the project. Most of the statistics are as below:-

• In 2004, there were 3,308 unintentional drowning in the United States, an average of nine people per day.

• It is estimated that for each drowning death, there are 1 to 4 nonfatal submersions serious enough to result in hospitalization. Children who still require cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the time they arrive at the emergency department have a poor prognosis, with at least half of survivors suffering significant neurologic impairment.
• 19% of drowning deaths involving children occur in public pools with certified lifeguards present.

• A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death of a child age 4 and under.

• Children under five and adolescents between the ages of 15-24 have the highest drowning rates.

• Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from sight for five minutes or less.

• The majority of children who survive (92 percent) are discovered within two minutes following submersion, and most children who die (86 percent) are found after 10 minutes. Nearly all who require cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) die or are left with severe brain injury.