Nearly 1,000 children died from drowning in the US in 2017. It's the leading cause of accidental death for children 1 through 4. More than 8,000 others nearly died by drowning, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Here's how to prevent it.
Jenny Bennett found her toddler floating in her family's pool, face-down, fully clothed. The 18-month-old had crawled through their home's pet door. An ER nurse, Bennett started CPR and rescue breathing on little Jackson while her husband called 911.
Jackson was declared brain-dead after four days on life support. "People automatically assume it happens to bad or neglectful parents," Bennett said. She spent two years going over and over the mistakes she made and finally decided to go public as an advocate for swim safety in her community of Tomball, Texas. Jenny and Adam Bennett comfort their son, Jackson, while he was on life support at a Houston hospital in 2016. Bennett thought she had taken the right precautions.
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