Already this summer, we have had several drownings in the Kansas City area and just outside of our viewing area.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for kids ages 1 to 4, and the second leading cause of death in children ages 5 to 14.
It’s something that can happen in an instant, as a Kansas City, Kansas, family discovered last month.
Kansas City, Kansas, boy beats survival odds thanks to fast response, help
It’s a reality first responders are trained to respond to, relying on what they refer to as “the survival chain,” from bystander CPR, to dispatch, to police and fire, and finally Hospital staff…