In many parts of the United States, drowning is the number one cause of death in children under age 5.
Children drown in pools, rivers, bathtubs, toilets, and even large buckets of water.
This brochure has been developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to help you keep your children safe around water. Children this age are most at risk of drowning in bathtubs or by falling into large buckets found around the house. Many bathtub drownings happen when a parent leaves a small child alone or with another young child. Even supporting devices, such as bath rings, are not enough to keep your child from drowning. Children must be watched by an adult at all times while in the bathtub.