I just read this incredibly enlightening article about how to recognize the signs of drowning. I was shocked to learn how subtle yet specific the signs are, and felt I had to share. Please take a few minutes to read this. Someone's life could depend on it.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
drowning doesn't look like drowning
I just read this incredibly enlightening article about how to recognize the signs of drowning. I was shocked to learn how subtle yet specific the signs are, and felt I had to share. Please take a few minutes to read this. Someone's life could depend on it.
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Absolutely vital information - thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThis is another example of how media sometimes distorts the reality of natural events. Yes, I thought someone who is drowning would be thrashing around. Wow, I'm glad to know better now. Thank you! What's the other humdinger of a distorted event: childbirth!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post!
So glad you posted this on your blog, Leigh. xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. It's not quite the same thing, but I witnessed my then-18 month old fall face first into 1 foot of water. He was only 5 feet from me, so I reached him within a couple of seconds. The scariest thing was how he didn't make a peep, splash, nothing. I still re-live that moment, and it has made me hyper-vigilant about water.
ReplyDeletegreat post! i live at the beach and even though i keep a close eye on the kiddos you can never be to careful! thanks for this.
ReplyDeletea good reminder with summer upon us. i had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThats great. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this Leigh...now I know. x
ReplyDeleteThanks Leigh. bone chilling to read.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I found this article too and shared. I saw on FB the author, mentioned in a week he had about a million hits and so many thousand shares- it was a well written article, very good info, and I too forward to many people.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. I'm sending it to all my family members. My older brother almost drowned when I was a kid (I watched it happening) and it made me afraid of water for many many years until I decided to tackle the fear (and signed up for the Chicago Triathlon not knowing how to swim!)
ReplyDeleteReally interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou always have such thoughtful posts!
Oh my goodness this is so true! I remember walking along the water in a lake and seeing a little toddler acting just like this. I didn't think "drowning" but my instincts made me pick her up. Her mother had no idea ALWAYS watch your kids around water!
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