Drowning is the second leading cause of injury death of infants and children
younger than 15 in the US. Children less than 5 and adolescents between the
ages of 15-24 years have the highest drowning rates. For every child who
drowns, four children are hospitalized for near drowning.
Children between the ages of 1-4 most often drown by entering the pool from
their home through an unprotected entryway. In the majority of cases, the
children were last seen in the home, but were out of eye contact for only a
moment and the immersion was silent (no screams or splashing were heard).