WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips
Safety tips and recommendations.
National Children's Center - Drowning Prevention Facts
Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations.
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.
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.
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.
Kids Alive
Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.
A Parent's Guide to Water Safety
Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Medline Plus: Drowning
Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.
Watch the Water - Drowning Prevention
The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California.
American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips
Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools.
Near Drowning: Overview
Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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.
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.
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