Drowning and Near Drowning

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• Kids and Teens: Health: Safety: Outdoor Safety  (18)
• Shopping: Children: Safety Products and Services: Swimming  (4)

American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips - - Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools.

Children's Stay on Top of It Campaign - Drowning Prevention - - From Washington State Drowning Prevention Project. Facts, tips, teen water safety and history of the drowning prevention program.

Drowning and Near Drowning - Columbia University College - - Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents.

Drowning Facts and Prevention Checklist - Hawaii - - 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.

Drowning Prevention - - Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine - - Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning.

eSafety.com - - Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning.

Facts About Drowning - - 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.

Kids Alive - - Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.

Lifespan - Water Safety Tips - - 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.

Medline Plus: Drowning - - Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.

National Children's Center - Drowning Prevention Facts - - Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations.

Near Drowning: Overview - - Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

A Parent's Guide to Water Safety - - Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Watch the Water - Drowning Prevention - - The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California.

WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips - - Safety tips and recommendations.