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A Parent's Guide to Water Safety Description: Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (aap.org) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Drowning and Near Drowning - Columbia University College Description: Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents. (cpmcnet.columbia.edu) |
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) |
Drowning Prevention Description: Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (cdc.gov) |
eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine Description: Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning. (emedicine.com) |
eSafety.com Description: Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning. (esafety.com) |
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) |
Kids Alive Description: Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning. (kidsalive.com.au) |
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) |
Medline Plus: Drowning Description: Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning. (nlm.nih.gov) |
National Children's Center - Drowning Prevention Facts Description: Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations. (research.marshfieldclinic.org) |
Near Drowning: Overview Description: Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia. (hsc.missouri.edu) |
Statistics on Pediatric Drownings Description: From the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Drowning in Infants, Children and Adolescents. (med.usf.edu) |
Watch the Water - Drowning Prevention Description: The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California. (ocfa.org) |
Watersafety.org - Lifeguard Support Description: Comprehensive resource provides information and support to lifeguards and other water safety professionals. (watersafety.org.uk) |
WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips Description: Safety tips and recommendations. (my.webmd.com) |