Police commander fears that during the school break the statistics of children drowning will increase. Let the Marine Police continue their concern. Organize a project to teach children to swim Hoping to reduce losses
Pol. Col. Siriwat Depor, deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, revealed that Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, commander of the police, is concerned about the children. And youths who play in the water during the school break may have accidents that lead to death. And drowning is considered one of the leading causes of death for Thai children and youth. It is an accident that can be prevented by taking precautions.
by the Department of Disease Control It was found that drowning accidents can occur. Data from the past 5 years (2018-2022) have had children under 15 years old drown and die during the summer. This coincides with the school break between March and May. There are 953 people, an average of 2 people per day, while the water sources found The most children drowning are natural water sources (76.5 percent), dams, weir reservoirs (11.1 percent), the sea (5.3 percent), household containers (3.5 percent), and swimming pools and water parks (1.8 percent). The main cause is playing in the water. 59.4 per cent, followed by falls and slips at 21.5 per cent.
The main risk factor is lack of parental care. and lack of knowledge about risky water sources. The first 10 provinces with the highest number of children drowning in the summer of 2018-2022 are Buriram 45 people, Udon Thani 38 people, Nakhon Ratchasima 37 people, Surin 30 people, Roi Et 28 people, Sakon Nakhon 28 people, Nakhon Sawan 26 Khon Kaen: 25 people, Nakhon Si Thammarat: 25 people, and Pattani: 24 people. During this school break, Marine Police Division Central Investigation Bureau Open to teach swimming to children and youth this October. in various provinces without charge
The objective of this project is to prevent drowning accidents among children. And there are teaching topics as follows: practicing floating, introducing life-saving equipment. Using the device Introducing a demonstration of how to survive in water when falling into the water. Demonstration of helping victims in water/CPR. Using equipment to help victims in water disasters (yelling, throwing, reaching) and others. -Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency