Accidental toddler drowning in 5-gallon buckets

11 April 1990

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA

Vol. 263 (14) , 1952-1953
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.263.14.1952

Abstract

We have identified a previously unrecognized source of accidental drowning in infants and toddlers: 5-gal (19-L) industrial buckets. Twelve cases of drownings in these large-capacity buckets constituted 24% of all infant and toddler (age JAMA. 1990;263:1952-1953)

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