Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning (A Must Read)

wow.. this should be common knowledge but it isn't. .. thanks for posting... I've had this happen to me in a lake after a mean belly flop from a 3m board on my first ba kflip attempt when i was 9 or so...and got no response from the guard.. I was able to tread slightly but had the tilted head, lack of headway when paddling, etc

Thanks for that post FD. My wife was an all-American water polo player in high school, and she lifeguarded for years. She mentioned something similar to this to me one time a few years back when were watching a movie and there was a "hollywood" drowning scene. She said something along the lines of "most times you don't even know the person is actually drowning if you don't know what to look for."

I was somewhat aware of this, but not to this extent. Great info.

I'm reminded of the wise old saying:

How do you save a man from drowning?

Take your foot off his head.

Or how about this one? (Didn't think we could make this political, eh?)

"So Obama, Pelosi and Reid are in a row boat, and it springs a leak and starts to sink. Who gets saved?"

Answer: "The American people."

I'm reminded of the wise old saying:

How do you save a man from drowning?

Take your foot off his head.

Or how about this one? (Didn't think we could make this political, eh?)

"So Obama, Pelosi and Reid are in a row boat, and it springs a leak and starts to sink. Who gets saved?"

Answer: "The American people."

So there is help for you after all.

Not really, just repeating a bad joke from a repub.

Posted the link on my Facebook page. A must-read for everyone who intends to be around the water, especially with kids.

Nice find FD .

Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for sharing, FD.

A few more tips I would add:
1.) Teach your kids to swim well from an early age
-- an ounce of prevention...

2.) Never leave children unattended near water
-- children can open doors, so don't think because the door is closed they are safe

3.) Learn CPR
-- if you can't take a class, then at least read a book about it

Yeah definitely thanks for sharing FD. That is a very informative article and one that I'd recommend to every parent out there.