Honolulu EMS on pace for record number of pediatric drowning cases

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:02]GINA, OVER TO YOU. JUST IN GINA, OVER TO YOU. JUST IN GINA, OVER TO YOU. JUST IN CASES OF PEDIATRIC NON-FATAL CASES OF PEDIATRIC NON-FATAL CASES OF PEDIATRIC NON-FATAL OR NEAR DROWNINGS, NEARLY OR NEAR DROWNINGS, NEARLY OR NEAR DROWNINGS, NEARLY DOUBLED THIS YEAR ON OAHU.

[00:00:10]DOUBLED THIS YEAR ON OAHU.

[00:00:10]DOUBLED THIS YEAR ON OAHU. >> WITH POOLS AND BEACHES >> WITH POOLS AND BEACHES >> WITH POOLS AND BEACHES FILLING UP FOR SUMMER, FILLING UP FOR SUMMER, FILLING UP FOR SUMMER, HONOLULU, EMS IS REMINDING HONOLULU, EMS IS REMINDING HONOLULU, EMS IS REMINDING PARENTS TO WATCH THE WATER AND PARENTS TO WATCH THE WATER AND PARENTS TO WATCH THE WATER AND WATCH THEIR CHILDREN. MACON WATCH THEIR CHILDREN. MACON WATCH THEIR CHILDREN. MACON SHINAGAWA HAS THE STORY.

[00:00:20]SHINAGAWA HAS THE STORY.

[00:00:20]SHINAGAWA HAS THE STORY. >> CASES OF PEDIATRIC >> CASES OF PEDIATRIC >> CASES OF PEDIATRIC DROWNINGS ARE UP IN DROWNINGS ARE UP IN DROWNINGS ARE UP IN TWENTY-TWENTY. 6 PEDIATRIC TWENTY-TWENTY. 6 PEDIATRIC TWENTY-TWENTY. 6 PEDIATRIC DROWNINGS OCCUR WHEN A CHILD DROWNINGS OCCUR WHEN A CHILD DROWNINGS OCCUR WHEN A CHILD NEEDS ASSISTANCE OR MEDICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE OR MEDICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE OR MEDICAL TREATMENT TO RESUME BREATHING TREATMENT TO RESUME BREATHING TREATMENT TO RESUME BREATHING AFTER BEING SUBMERGED IN AFTER BEING SUBMERGED IN AFTER BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER, ALL CASES REPORTED BY WATER, ALL CASES REPORTED BY WATER, ALL CASES REPORTED BY HONOLULU, EMS IN 2026. WERE HONOLULU, EMS IN 2026. WERE HONOLULU, EMS IN 2026. WERE NOT FATAL, BUT AN UPTICK IN NOT FATAL, BUT AN UPTICK IN NOT FATAL, BUT AN UPTICK IN THOSE CASES IS CREATING A THOSE CASES IS CREATING A THOSE CASES IS CREATING A CONCERN. THE AGE RANGE WAS THE CONCERN. THE AGE RANGE WAS THE CONCERN. THE AGE RANGE WAS THE YOUNGER GROUP, THE TODDLERS, YOUNGER GROUP, THE TODDLERS, YOUNGER GROUP, THE TODDLERS, THE YOUNG KIDS AND A LOT OF THE YOUNG KIDS AND A LOT OF THE YOUNG KIDS AND A LOT OF THESE WERE FROM A LACK OF THESE WERE FROM A LACK OF THESE WERE FROM A LACK OF SUPERVISION AND NOT ON SUPERVISION AND NOT ON SUPERVISION AND NOT ON PURPOSE, BUT THE ADULT GOT PURPOSE, BUT THE ADULT GOT PURPOSE, BUT THE ADULT GOT DISTRACTED. MAYBE THEY DIDN'T DISTRACTED. MAYBE THEY DIDN'T DISTRACTED. MAYBE THEY DIDN'T MAYBE THOUGHT SOMEBODY ELSE MAYBE THOUGHT SOMEBODY ELSE MAYBE THOUGHT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS WATCHING THE CHILD.

[00:00:53]WAS WATCHING THE CHILD.

[00:00:53]WAS WATCHING THE CHILD. >> AND MOSTLY IN POOLS, BUT >> AND MOSTLY IN POOLS, BUT >> AND MOSTLY IN POOLS, BUT ALSO IN 2 CASES, THE OCEAN IN ALSO IN 2 CASES, THE OCEAN IN ALSO IN 2 CASES, THE OCEAN IN CASE, A HOT DROWNING IS IS AND CASE, A HOT DROWNING IS IS AND CASE, A HOT DROWNING IS IS AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. THE HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. THE HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CAKE IN HAWAII, AGES ONE TO CAKE IN HAWAII, AGES ONE TO CAKE IN HAWAII, AGES ONE TO 15.

[00:01:07]15.

[00:01:07]15. >> AND IT'S A LEADING CAUSE OF >> AND IT'S A LEADING CAUSE OF >> AND IT'S A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR SMALL CHILDREN DEATH FOR SMALL CHILDREN DEATH FOR SMALL CHILDREN NATIONWIDE WITH 12 TOTAL NATIONWIDE WITH 12 TOTAL NATIONWIDE WITH 12 TOTAL RESPONSES TO NON-FATAL RESPONSES TO NON-FATAL RESPONSES TO NON-FATAL PEDIATRIC DROWNINGS IN 2026.

[00:01:16]PEDIATRIC DROWNINGS IN 2026.

[00:01:16]PEDIATRIC DROWNINGS IN 2026. ALREADY EMS SAYS BY THE END A ALREADY EMS SAYS BY THE END A ALREADY EMS SAYS BY THE END A YEARS TIME THEY'RE ON PACE TO YEARS TIME THEY'RE ON PACE TO YEARS TIME THEY'RE ON PACE TO SET A NEW RECORD. SO AHEAD OF SET A NEW RECORD. SO AHEAD OF SET A NEW RECORD. SO AHEAD OF A VERY BUSY SUMMER BREAK, A VERY BUSY SUMMER BREAK, A VERY BUSY SUMMER BREAK, THEY'RE ASKING PARENTS TO THEY'RE ASKING PARENTS TO THEY'RE ASKING PARENTS TO WATCH THEIR CHILDREN EXTRA WATCH THEIR CHILDREN EXTRA WATCH THEIR CHILDREN EXTRA CAREFULLY NEAR ANY BODY OF CAREFULLY NEAR ANY BODY OF CAREFULLY NEAR ANY BODY OF WATER. THERE'S A CONCEPT WATER. THERE'S A CONCEPT WATER. THERE'S A CONCEPT CALLED A WATER WATCHER.

[00:01:31]CALLED A WATER WATCHER.

[00:01:32]CALLED A WATER WATCHER. >> A WATER WATCHER IS A >> A WATER WATCHER IS A >> A WATER WATCHER IS A RESPONSIBLE ADULT. HAS. AGREED RESPONSIBLE ADULT. HAS. AGREED RESPONSIBLE ADULT. HAS. AGREED TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THAT TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THAT TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THAT CHILDREN IN THE WATER AT ALL CHILDREN IN THE WATER AT ALL CHILDREN IN THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. IT'S RECOMMENDED TO TIMES. IT'S RECOMMENDED TO TIMES. IT'S RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A DESIGNATED WATCHER AT HAVE A DESIGNATED WATCHER AT HAVE A DESIGNATED WATCHER AT ALL TIMES, EVEN IN AREAS WHERE ALL TIMES, EVEN IN AREAS WHERE ALL TIMES, EVEN IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S A LIFEGUARD ALSO.

[00:01:51]THERE'S A LIFEGUARD ALSO.

[00:01:51]THERE'S A LIFEGUARD ALSO. >> UNDERSTAND THE LIFEGUARDS >> UNDERSTAND THE LIFEGUARDS >> UNDERSTAND THE LIFEGUARDS ARE WATCHING LOTS OF KIDS. SO ARE WATCHING LOTS OF KIDS. SO ARE WATCHING LOTS OF KIDS. SO YOU STILL NEED TO BE WATCHING YOU STILL NEED TO BE WATCHING YOU STILL NEED TO BE WATCHING THEM.

[00:01:56]THEM.

[00:01:56]THEM. >> DO NOT DROP OFF A SMALL >> DO NOT DROP OFF A SMALL >> DO NOT DROP OFF A SMALL CHILD AT A POOL OR BEACH AND CHILD AT A POOL OR BEACH AND CHILD AT A POOL OR BEACH AND JUST EXPECT A LIFEGUARD TO JUST EXPECT A LIFEGUARD TO JUST EXPECT A LIFEGUARD TO WATCH THEM BECAUSE WE'VE HAD WATCH THEM BECAUSE WE'VE HAD WATCH THEM BECAUSE WE'VE HAD DRAWINGS HAPPENED IN THOSE DRAWINGS HAPPENED IN THOSE DRAWINGS HAPPENED IN THOSE SITUATIONS. WE WANT EVERYBODY SITUATIONS. WE WANT EVERYBODY SITUATIONS. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A FUN SUMMER. WHENEVER TO HAVE A FUN SUMMER. WHENEVER TO HAVE A FUN SUMMER. WHENEVER HAVE A SAFE SUMMER. AND IF WE HAVE A SAFE SUMMER. AND IF WE HAVE A SAFE SUMMER. AND IF WE STOP THIS