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Web Sites in Category Drowning and Near Drowning

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

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

Child Safety - How to Protect Your Child from Drowning - Real stories, safety tips, and links. From the University of South Florida.

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.

P.O.N.D.S. - Parents Of Near Drowns - Support group online, links to phone numbers and information as to where you can talk to familites of near drownings.

Statistics on Pediatric Drownings - From the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Drowning in Infants, Children and Adolescents.

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

Watersafety.org - Lifeguard Support - Comprehensive resource provides information and support to lifeguards and other water safety professionals.

WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips - Safety tips and recommendations.

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Kids and Teens > Health > Safety > Outdoor Safety
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