Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Dry drowning is a non-medical term describing breathing impairment that develops over minutes or hours after water submersion, which could progress to ...

He added that one common misconception is that if a person knows how to swim, they can’t drown. However, he explained that if ...

As Oklahoma's warmer months arrive, the risk of drowning goes up as more people take to the water. Since 2023, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said it has responded to 67 drowning calls and 105 ...

As drowning deaths rise in Oklahoma, the YMCA offers swim lessons for children to reduce risk, with early lessons shown to ...

Trusted by parents since 1991, Aqua-Tots Swim School’s world-renowned curriculum is used in 14 countries to create safe, confident swimmers for life. With a curriculum rooted in child development, ...

This report aims to change that. World Drowning Prevention Day, declared in April 2021 by General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/273, is held annually on 25 July. This global advocacy event serves ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A new community-led initiative is diving headfirst into drowning prevention, offering local middle school students life-saving swim instruction during the April school ...

NYC invests $5.5 million to address drowning disparities affecting Black children, who face 1.5 times higher drowning risk, ...