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First Aid - Drowning and Near Drowning

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      new window A Parent's Guide to Water Safety Description: Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (aap.org)
new window American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips Description: Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools. (redcross.org)
new window Child Safety - How to Protect Your Child from Drowning Description: Real stories, safety tips, and links. From the University of South Florida. (med.usf.edu)
new window Children's Stay on Top of It Campaign - Drowning Prevention Description: From Washington State Drowning Prevention Project. Facts, tips, teen water safety and history of the drowning prevention program. (chmc.org)
new window Drowning and Near Drowning - Columbia University College Description: Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents. (cpmcnet.columbia.edu)
new window Drowning Facts and Prevention Checklist - Hawaii Description: Data on deaths in Hawaiian waters are provided. Things you can do to protect yourself and your keiki (children) from needless suffering and death by submersion. (aloha.com)
new window Drowning Prevention Description: Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (cdc.gov)
new window eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine Description: Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning. (emedicine.com)
new window eSafety.com Description: Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning. (esafety.com)
new window Facts About Drowning Description: A number one cause of accidental death in children 1-4 years of age in California. Information on a drowning prevention educational campaign by the West Covina Fire Department. (westcov.org)
new window Kids Alive Description: Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning. (kidsalive.com.au)
new window Lifespan - Water Safety Tips Description: Learn how to stay safe in the water, either at sea or in the pool, with information categorized in sections on rips, undertows, red tides, jellyfish, and bivalves. (www2.lifespan.org)
new window Medline Plus: Drowning Description: Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning. (nlm.nih.gov)
new window National Children's Center - Drowning Prevention Facts Description: Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations. (research.marshfieldclinic.org)
new window Near Drowning: Overview Description: Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia. (hsc.missouri.edu)
new window Statistics on Pediatric Drownings Description: From the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Drowning in Infants, Children and Adolescents. (med.usf.edu)
new window Watch the Water - Drowning Prevention Description: The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California. (ocfa.org)
new window Watersafety.org - Lifeguard Support Description: Comprehensive resource provides information and support to lifeguards and other water safety professionals. (watersafety.org.uk)
new window WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips Description: Safety tips and recommendations. (my.webmd.com)
 




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