According to a recent CDC study, implementing broader use of life jackets and enhancing pool fencing could significantly reduce drowning deaths. The research indicates that 51 of the 4,509 drowning deaths in 2022 could have been prevented with better fencing, while 297 lives could have been saved if victims wore life jackets while boating. This not only highlights the potential for saving lives but also points to significant economic costsâestimated at $4.5 billionâassociated with these preventable deaths. The study emerges amid recent layoffs at the CDC impacting the agency's injury prevention experts.
Increased adherence to adequate pool fencing and always wearing a life jacket while boating could avert a substantial number of deaths and enormous economic cost each year in the USA.
These known strategies are already helping to prevent drowning incidents, but there remains a substantial unrealized potential for saving more lives.
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