Child Death of Children under 15 years old from Drowning: Professional nurse's role

Abstract

Drowning remains a major global problem. Although 85 percent of the drowning cause is a preventable problem, it is still the number one cause of death for Thai children. This article analyzes a case study of death from drowning in children under 15 years of age in Thailand between 2022-2023. It was found that the weak points found in all 4 case studies were the protection and care system that left the children playing alone. There were no adults to take care of them.  Other weaknesses were also found, for example, conditions at the scene of the incident were at risk and had a high chance of recurrence, there is no warning at the dangerous areas, and children's water playing behaviour is at risk of accidents. Due to learning the causes and prevention guidelines to provide advance advice to relevant persons such as parents, guardians, and child caretakers, including campaigns to make society aware of the importance, and cooperation to prevent children from experiencing physical, mental problems, or any loss of being harmed by accidents from drowning, nurses play an important role in preventing and reducing accidents in children including care and restoring children's health to allow children to grow appropriately for their age and develop their full potential.