Dr. Suzanne Crowe
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2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 3 Jul
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And that's fantastic.
They also support the training of lifeguards around the beaches of Ireland.
But I do think that swimming lessons or the expense of swimming lessons is too much for a lot of families.
And so particularly children living in poorer families, they're less likely to actually have access to swimming lessons.
And I think that that's a big thing that we could do to provide children with the skills both to be able to swim safely, better water awareness, and then also to be able to rescue others.
Yeah, I mean, across the whole age groups, alcohol is responsible for about 30% of drownings, alcohol and other medications.
And that is a scenario you're going to see, particularly with teenagers or young people where they might have a few bears and then decide to get into the local river to have a swim.
That's a dangerous combination because with rivers and canals as well, there doesn't tend to be lifeguards there.
So you have very little adult supervision and you're also very often quite far away from a point of rescue.
Yeah, and every year, unfortunately, we do see problems with paddling pools and garden ponds and any other kind of water features.
So it's just to be aware that if you have a pond in your garden, you need to have proper fencing because
Unfortunately, it may not be your child.
It could be a child from a neighbouring garden that comes across.
So it's just to be particularly aware of the risks of a body of water in your home.
Even a bucket of water, because toddlers, the heaviest part of their body is actually their heads.
And so when they lean over a bucket, they will topple and go head first into the bucket and can't actually get themselves back out.
It's a horrific scenario to even contemplate.
And that's why it's good to talk about it so people will be aware.
People will, of course.
And I think that that's a great thing.
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