[netmilsmom]

I believe your story.
My husband was a lifeguard in the marines, yet we were recently at a pool where a friend’s child nearly drowned. God was looking out for the kid and he managed to say, “Dad” and the father pulled him out. Understand, four adults were sitting about two feet away but just like this article said, he didn’t scream or splash.

When the dad pulled him out, the kid’s throat was spasming and they ran him to the emergency room where the parents were told all that is in this article.

I was surprised that my husband thought the whole thing was an overreaction. He said the kid would have passed out and survived. Needless to say, I now don’t trust Dad to watch my own girls in a pool.

[1rudeboy]

God bless my instructor, who taught me how to train other lifeguards. He tried to drown me, and nearly broke my nose, but I learned some real lessons to pass along. He had two rules:

1. Any child shorter than knee-height is trying to drown, so act accordingly.
2. Any rescue initially will appear unnecessary, so act accordingly.

I cannot stress #2 enough. Almost every rescue I have ever made started with, "I'm not seeing what I'm seeing."

[Tammy8]

I was surprised that my husband thought the whole thing was an overreaction. He said the kid would have passed out and survived.

I have a grandson that "passed out and survived" a near drowning when he was two. He spent months in a coma and is now in his twenties with skills of a baby. Surviving is not the only issue.