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Groups At Risk For Swimming Pool Accidents
Males: In 2001, males accounted for 78% of drownings in the United States (CDC 2003). Children: In 2001, 859 children ages 0 to 14 years died from drowning (CDC 2003). While drowning rates have slowly declined (Branche 1999), drowning remains the second-leading cause of injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years (CDC 2003). African Americans: During 2000–2001, the overall age-adjusted drowning rate for African Americans was 1.4 times higher than for Whites (CDC 2003). However, these rates vary by age. During this time, African American infants under one year had a drowning rate 1.9 times the rate of White infants (CDC 2003). Most infants drowned in bathtubs, toilets, or household buckets. Among children 1 to 4 years of age, African Americans had a lower drowning rate than Whites. Drownings in this age group typically happened in residential swimming pools. African American children ages 5 to 19 years drowned at 2.6 times the rate of White children in this age group during 2000–2001 (CDC 2003). As children get older, drownings often occur in open water areas such as ponds, lakes, and rivers.
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