RT Journal
A1 Siano CJ, Messiah SE, Banan L, Arheart K, Pena B
T1 SWimming proficiency in a multiethnic sample in a high-risk area for drowning
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2010
FD March 1
VO 164
IS 3
SP 299
OP 300
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.296
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.296
AB 
From 2000 to 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control reported that 6900 children younger than 20 years died of non–boating-related drowning accidents in the United States.1 Drowning remains the second leading cause of accidental death among children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, after motor vehicle accidents.2 An American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy states that children are generally not developmentally ready for formal swimming lessons until after their fourth birthday.3 An estimated 5 to 10 million infants and preschoolers are reported to participate in formal aquatic instruction programs, and recent research shows that swimming instruction can be protective.4- 6 The purpose of this study was to investigate swimming safety awareness among a sample of multiethnic families in a high-risk area for drowning accidents.