Updated guidelines from the AAP and the American Heart Association on resuscitation following drowning say rescuers should assume that any child removed from the water without signs of normal breathing or consciousness is in cardiac arrest, and CPR should be administered with rescue breathing and chest compressions.

With summer approaching, now is a good time for parents and caregivers to help their child learn to swim and practice water safety before visiting the beach or pool.

Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 years, and 461 deaths were reported in 2022.

Study authors said safe bathing recommendations should be updated to highlight the risk of running water. They also called for regulations on the maximum temperatures for water heaters.

The AAP Period Survey found that pediatrician counseling varied by child age and content area.

Well water can be contaminated by chemicals, toxins or organisms that can make children sick.

Access to clean water is essential to the health of infants and children.

The report includes information on racial and sociodemographic disparities in drowning rates and the importance of physical barriers to prevent access to water and bystander CPR.

AAP leaders' priorities include addressing nonmedical exemptions to vaccine laws, family separations at the border and prior authorization requirements for medications.

Drowning is the leading cause of injury death in U.S. children ages 1-4 years and the third leading cause of unintentional injury death in children and adolescents ages 5-19.

Your child should learn basic swim skills: entering the water, coming to the surface, turning around, propelling through the water for at least 25 yards and being able to exit the water.

Drowning fatalities are 5.5 times higher for African-American than Caucasian youths.

Young children, those with weak immune systems and pregnant women can be at greater risk of getting sick from some water illnesses.