Think. Prevent. Live. Keep Our Children Safe


Oklahoma Child Death Review Board
PO Box 26901, OUCPB 3B 3406, Oklahoma City, OK 73126
Phone: (405) 271-8858; Fax: (405) 271-2931;
e-mail: Lisa-Rhoades@ouhsc.edu

 

Think.Prevent.Live.

Keep Our Children Safe

 

Water Safety


A mother falls asleep. She wakes up and finds her 2-year-old at the bottom of the family swimming pool…


A mother and father have a party. They leave their 1-year-old with other parents at the party while they run to the store. The 1-year-old is later found face down in the swimming pool…


A 2-year-old staying with a relative is found floating in a Koi pond 4 houses from his home…


A 1-year-old wanders away from his father who is clearing some brush in the yard. Father turns to check on the child. The child is upside down in a large bucket of water…


Each of these tragedies happened to loving Oklahoma families. These parents and caregivers turned their back for a minute. They thought someone else was looking after their child. They didn’t think a child could drown in a toilet, mop bucket, ice cooler, aquarium, a sink or a bath tub. They thought the pool or hot tub was secure.

“Parents and caregivers should take just a moment to think before leaving children alone,” said Robert W. Block, M.D., chair of the department of pediatrics, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa. “They can prevent injuries and help children live a long and healthy life.”


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Last Updated:  12/15/2008