Drowning and Near Drowning First Aid Public Health and Safety

Drowning and Near Drowning First Aid Public Health and Safety

Drowning and Near Drowning

Information on drowning and near-drowning, along with treatment and prevention of drowning.

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- Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools.
- Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations.
- Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California.
- Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
- Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents.
- Real stories, safety tips, and links. From the University of South Florida.
- Comprehensive resource provides information and support to lifeguards and other water safety professionals.
- From Washington State Drowning Prevention Project. Facts, tips, teen water safety and history of the drowning prevention program.
- Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning.
- From the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Drowning in Infants, Children and Adolescents.
- Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.
- Safety tips and recommendations.
- Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.

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