Summer is here and more children are playing in the water. As exciting as that sounds, summer unfortunately presents some risks to everyone who enjoys the water — especially children.
There are 2 hidden dangers — secondary drowning and dry drowning — that are causing parents to be hyper-vigilant, not only when their kids are in the water but even after they get out of the water.
Dry drowning and secondary drowning usually occur hours after getting out of the water.
Have you witnessed kids swimming and heard them coughing up a lot of water after swallowing it in the pool?
I have. I’ve also seen children nearly drown during my many years as a lifeguard. Therefore, I’m passionate about teaching kids how to swim. I taught swim lessons on and off for over 18 years.
Both of my children were taught how to swim when they were toddlers. The safe start kids swimming program is a really great way to teach toddlers to survival swim.
During these swim lessons, my son used to swallow so much water! He never acted differently after the lessons, but I learned that monitoring children after they swallow water is very important.
Dry drowning isn’t new — we’re just starting to hear more about it these days. We’re beginning to hear of more and more cases of children suffering from secondary drowning as well.
Here’s what you need to know about dry drowning and secondary drowning — and how to prevent it from happening in the first place