THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS WARNING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CHILDHOOD DROWNING. 

KIDS CAN DROWN IN AS LITTLE AS ONE INCH OF WATER, SO IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE TOLIET LIDS AND HOT TUB COVERS AND EMPTY BUCKETS AND INFLATABLE POOLS WHEN NOT IN USE SAYS D-C-F-S CHIEF NURSE PETE DYKES. HE ALSO HAS THIS ADVICE:

KIDS SHOULD BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES IN AND AROUND WATER SAYS DYKES, NOTING THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR A CHILD TO DROWN.

DYKES RECOMMENDS LEARNING C-P-R AS WELL. LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS, 20 CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES TO ACCIDENTAL DROWNING INCLUDING NINE IN SWIMMING POOLS, FOUR IN RIVERS, TWO IN LAKES, ONE IN A POND AND ONE IN A CISTERN.