#3. LEARN WHAT DROWNING REALLY LOOKS LIKE. Drowning is the second most common cause of accidental death in children, second only to motor vehicle accidents, and is most likely to happen in a home swimming pool. According to the Centers for Disease Control, most young children who drowned in pools were last seen indoors, had been out of sight for less than 5 minutes, and were under the supervision of one or both parents at the time. That's a case for pool barriers. However, children have also drowned in full view of adults who did not realize they were in trouble. The video below, which shows a real life incident in which a drowning child is rescued, will teach you to recognize the Instinctive Drowning Response. The key thing to know is that a child who is drowning will probably not appear to be in distress. They may look like they are playing. They won't call for help, because their heads are not above water long enough to take a breath and call for help. If you watch the video below and read the article Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning, you may one day be able to prevent a tragedy.