As families across the country head to Florida for spring break, state lawmakers are advancing new measures aimed at ...

As families head to pools and beaches this summer, the YMCA of Greater Houston is sounding the alarm on water safety — and urging parents to stay alert. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...

It's rare for health providers to declare a person dead who is still alive, but it can be tricky with drowning victims. Their body temperature is key.

Drowning fatalities among children in the summertime warrant water safety awareness. A Baylor College of Medicine emergency physician explains that water safety must be practiced all year long, as ...

Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has struggled to find swim classes that work for ...

(CNN) — Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That’s great for families who want to spend time by the water, but it ...

Tragically, hundreds of children drown in pools each year and thousands more visit emergency rooms across the country from water-related injuries. Medical professionals in Arizona recently pronounced ...

A video shared by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue shows the moment a child almost drowned after slipping and going head first into a pool. The kid who was playing with his cousin around the pool, tried to ...

Drowning is the leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 4, and after motor vehicle accidents, it is the second leading cause of death attributed to unintentional injuries among kids ages 5 to 14.