Dr. Soma shares essential Memorial Day water safety tips for families

Dr. Gauthama Soma, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, provides crucial water safety tips for parents and caregivers ahead of Memorial Day.

Dr. Gauthama Soma, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and mother of two, offers critical water safety advice for families this Memorial Day weekend. She stresses "touch supervision" for children near water, highlighting that drowning is often silent and accidental death in young children is largely preventable. Dr. Soma also advises parents to ensure children wear Coast Guard-approved life vests and to learn CPR.