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The U.S. Coast Guard reported that in 2019, 86% of boating-related drowning victims were not wearing a life jacket or personal flotation device (PFD). This underscores the importance of wearing a proper PFD while boating to improve safety and prevent drownings.
It is estimated that 90% of drowning victims who were not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) would still be alive if they had been wearing one. PFDs significantly increase the chances of survival in water-related incidents.
You stand a better chance of drowning in your bathtub
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2005, the United States experienced an average of ten drowning deaths per day (3,582) with an additional 710 people dying from drowning and other causes in boating-related accidents. Furthermore, the CDC reports that more than one in four fatal drowning victims are children fourteen and younger. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children. For more information on drowning, see the article "Dry Drowning Death Calls Attention to a Serious Problem" at the link below.
According to statistics about 63% of people killed in accidents are not wearing seatbelts.
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About 5,000 people a year die in motorcycle accidents. Many of these are not wearing a motorcycle helmet when they crash.
In an ethics and compliance solutions survey, a big percentage of kids was not wearing helmet when they should have been wearing it. This has caused many accidents that was then recorded yearly.