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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Half as many kids are sent to the hospital after almost drowning than were two decades ago, according to a new study that suggests public health education campaigns about drowning risks may be working.
Researchers found that hospitalization rates dropped in both boys and girls, and in all age groups, from babies through teenagers.
The findings are consistent with recent research suggesting that fewer kids are dying from drowning now than were in the past.
"I think there have been some very good efforts...to try to educate parents on the importance of helping to prevent drowning at all points in childhood development," said Stephen Bowman, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...
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