43 people drowned Summary of the bathing season

Summary of the bathing season in Haifa -
9 people drowned in Haifa, 7 in bathing beaches and 2 in public pools

• 2 people drowned (a 17-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man), both on the beaches.
• A 78-year-old man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after CPR was performed on him
• 2 were in moderate condition and 4 in mild condition.

Bathing season throughout the country • 43 people drowned

From the beginning of the bathing season in May until last night (17/10/20), the number of people who were pulled from the water and treated by MDA teams at the bathing beaches, in the pools and in the various reservoirs, stands at 254 people, including 43 who drowned. During the bathing season last year, 46 people drowned.

From the beginning of the bathing season (20/5/20) until its end yesterday (Saturday 17/10/20), MDA's medics and paramedics provided medical treatment to 254 people:

• 43 drowned to death
• 6 in critical condition who needed resuscitation operations
• 12 in a difficult situation
• 29 in medium condition
• 164 in easy mode
• 27 cases ended in death at the scene
• In 16 more cases, the medical teams had to declare death in the hospitals.

The location of the prints

• 155 of the drowning cases occurred on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea
• 18 on the shores of the Dead Sea
• 12 on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee
• 7 in the Red Sea
• 12 in pools in B&Bs
• 15 in public pools
• 17 in private pools
• 12 in water reservoirs
• 6 cases in the Jordan River

MDA CEO Eli Bin:

This year, the MDA forces were also in special preparation during the summer months in view of the many dangers associated with water sources. In just a few months, we were required to deal with 254 cases in which citizens drowned at home, in a B&B, in the neighborhood pool, at the sea or in other water sources. We call on the children, the youth , for parents and caregivers - to be hypervigilant, to be responsible and to swim only in declared water sources, supervised by authorized lifeguards in the field. It is important to remember that even at the end of the bathing season and with the exit from the quarantine that allows the return to the bathing beaches, we must continue to take responsibility and caution every time we enter a water source, in order to To protect our lives and the lives of our families.

Additional data:

75% of the drowned who received medical treatment are men, compared to 25% women

Division into age groups:

• About 21% of those who drown are 10 years old or younger
• About 24% at the age of 11-20
• About 25% at the age of 21-30 - the age group most prone to drowning
• About 11% at the age of 31-40
• About 8% at the age of 41-50
• About 3% at the age of 51-60
• About 4% at the age of 61-70
• About 3% at the age of 71-80
• About 1% at age 81 and older

Among the 51 children aged 1-10 who drowned:

• 16 drowned in a private pool, of which 1 drowned to death
• 8 drowned in a public pool and 11 in B&B pools
• 5 drowned on the shores of the Dead Sea
• 3 drowned on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea
• 2 drowned on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, of which 1 drowned to death

Among the 60 drownings aged 21-30:

• 44 drowned on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, of which 8 drowned to death
• 2 Drowned in public pools
• 4 drowned on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, of which 2 drowned to death
• 8 drowned on the shores of the Dead Sea
• 2 drowned in reservoirs, of which 1 drowned to death

• The youngest drowned girl: a one-month-old toddler who drowned on a beach in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokek.
• The oldest drowned man: an 81-year-old man who drowned at Bar Kochba beach in Ashkelon.