According to incomplete statistics
In accidents where a juvenile is killed by an accidental injury
Drowning accident as the "number one killer"
Drowning can occur in rivers and reservoirs
It can also happen in bathtubs, swimming pools
Play by the water, go down to the river to play in the water
Swim in groups of three or five
Go into the water to fish and fish for items in the water
are the main causes of drowning among minors
Parents must be vigilant
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Water storage containers such as buckets and tanks
On March 30, 2024, a boy in Weining County, Guizhou Province, accidentally fell into a bucket and drowned while playing in the water. The video shows that the boy's grandmother searched for the boy in the yard after the incident, passed by the bucket several times, and finally rescued the drowning boy. It is understood that the boy unfortunately drowned.
02
Hot springs, water parks, etc
At noon on January 3, 2017, a woman in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, took her 6-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son to the hot spring world to play. When she was about to leave that afternoon, she could not find any trace of her son. After searching for an hour, the child was found drowned.
Surveillance video shows the woman looking at her phone while walking with her back to the shallow pool, and the boy climbed over the low wall between the shallow pool and the deep pool, entered the deep pool, and walked to the middle of the pool, where his head began to be submerged and then struggled in the water. The boy struggled in the water for three minutes, and although there were seven or eight tourists in the deep pool at the time of the accident, they were far away from the child and did not notice the child. It wasn't until an hour later that a female tourist spotted the boy in a corner of the deep water.
03
Landscape pools, construction site puddles and other waters
On the evening of September 15, 2021, a tragedy occurred in Nanchang County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, where three young children aged 5 to 7 drowned in the landscape pool of the community, including a pair of siblings. Parents of young children said that the water depth of the landscape pond lake is about 1.5 meters, and most of the surrounding areas are sloped and there are no protective railings.
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Reservoirs, rivers and other wild waters
On June 28, 2024, someone drowned in a reservoir in Sandong Town, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, and unfortunately died. It is understood that the drowning victim is a 17-year-old young man, and it is his companion who called the police, and the young man and the other two companions are both 17 years old and are summer workers. On the day of the incident, the three people went to the reservoir to swim together after work, but they went into the water without taking any protective measures, but a drowning accident occurred halfway.
Parental care and safety education
It is the best "talisman" for children!
To prevent drowning, the alarm bell must ring for a long time!
What conditions are prone to drowning?
What are high-risk locations?
Parents and children should understand!
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Source: People's Republic of China Ministry of Emergency Management Urumqi Fire Protection
Editor: Urumqi Emergency Management