With the weather getting nicer and many of my patients having access to swimming pools, I thought I should post some info on pediatric drowning prevention and overall water safety.
In May 2010, the American Acedemy of Pediatrics revised the minimum age that pediatricians recommend swim/water safety lessons down from 4yo to 1yo, in developmentally appropriate children.
Take a look at following summary of the May 2010 updated recs: http://tinyurl.com/ce3ojgf
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