{"id":18657,"date":"2015-05-20T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=18657"},"modified":"2025-06-15T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T03:13:56","slug":"celebrate-national-water-safety-month-this-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/celebrate-national-water-safety-month-this-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Water Safety Month this Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18658\" src=\"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Dollarphotoclub_51036689-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Father and daughter kayaking\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>May is National Water Safety Month. With the weather looking up for this Memorial Day Weekend, it is important to re-visit water safety tips. Swimming is one of the most popular summer activities. Child drowning is a silent death and unfortunately it happens more often than you think. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children under the age of fifteen.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to monitor children at or near pools, lakes, rivers or any water areas.\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t rely on flotation devices as a substitute for supervising children in the water, stay close and alert when watching them. Consider enrolling your child in formal swimming lessons to help prevent them from drowning.<\/p>\n<p>If boating or swimming in a lake, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/prepare\/disaster\/water-safety\">life jackets can help save lives<\/a>. Even if you do not plan on swimming, be careful around natural bodies of water that may have cold temperatures, currents and underwater hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Drowning can happen to adults, not just children. \u00a0It is very important to avoid alcohol use when around water. 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