Toddler drowns in a private pool • Appeals to Hillel Yaffe in a human condition, but his death is determined • One year old is in serious condition after being drowned in a private pool in Ashdod

• The house in her room where the 2-year-old toddler drowned to death

Hadera Tragedy: A 2-year-old toddler drowned tonight (Saturday) in a private pool in the courtyard of a home in Hadera. MDA staff provided emergency medical treatment to a toddler and evacuated him to Hillel Yaffe in the city in human condition and prolonged resuscitation operations, but there they had to determine his death. The toddler apparently entered the pool without family members noticing, and drowned. Hadera police opened an investigation The circumstances of the case.

MDA emergency medicine medic Tom Beitleman said: "When I arrived, I was taken to the courtyard of the house. The toddler lay there unconscious, close to the pool, pulse-free and breathless, and I immediately began performing CPR. Together with the ICU team that also arrived on the scene, we continued the advanced medical care and cleared the toddler in a critical condition to the hospital while continuing to perform CPR. "

Shortly before the tragic incident in Hadera, a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler drowned in a pool in a private house in Ashdod. A rescue team and MDA arriving at the scene stabilized her condition and she was transported in a very difficult but stable condition to Assuta Hospital in the city. Police were taken into the scene and opened an investigation.

According to the medical team, the girl was pulled from the pool and the medical team was able to regain her heart rate and breathing after being unconscious. MDA paramedic Matan Cohen: "When we arrived, we were taken to the pool. The toddler was lying next to her unconscious and out of breath. We gave her life-saving medical care that included drug and soul care and we evacuated her to the hospital as a critical condition. " 

MDA spokeswoman said: "At 19:05, a report was received at MDA 101 in the Lachish area about a toddler who drowned in a private pool in Ashdod. Medics and paramedics from MDA provide medical treatment and refer to Assuta Hospital Ashdod toddler as a year old in severe condition Anesthetized and breathed. "

Prior to data from an organization before child safety, 107 children have died in the last five years (2015-2020). So far, in 2020, 3 children have been killed (including the case today). In the past year (2019), 18 children were drowned.

Orly Silvinger, CEO of a pre-child safety organization: "Drowning is the second most common cause of death from child abuse. We call parents - don't tell me it won't happen. In water environments, every responsible adult determines at any moment that it is their job to look after the children at a touching distance and without distractions. Home ponds should be fenced and set gate with automatic locking, to prevent unattended children from entering. "