Prevention of Drowning: Policy Statement
Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury death in children. Multiple layers of prevention are necessary, because no single method is effective in preventing drowning. This policy statement guides clinicians, families, community partners, injury-prevention professionals, and policy makers regarding evidence-based best practices for reducing pediatric drowning.
Authors
- Linda Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-9604)
- Shabana Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-0325)
- Sadiqa Kendi
- Rohit P. Shenoi
- Caitlin Farrell
- Tracy McCallin
- Julie Gilchrist
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's National (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- United States Public Health Service (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2026-077410
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00