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Water Safety This Summer

How big is the problem? According to the CDC1, there were 3.536 fatal unintentional drownings (not boat related) per year in the United States for the 10-year period 2005-2014.  About 1 in 5 were pediatric patients age 14 years and younger.  About 50% of these drownings required a hospitalization or transfer to long-term care for …