A Parent's Guide to Water Safety - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7IV4O97C&sub_cat=104
Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
Drowning Facts and Prevention Checklist - Hawaii - http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/kipc.html
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 - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/drown.htm
Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. |
eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic744.htm
Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning. |
Facts About Drowning - http://www.westcov.org/kids/drown.html
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. |
Foundation for Aquatic Injury Prevention - http://aquaticisf.org/
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to reducing the number of diving injuries, drownings and near drownings. |
Kids Alive - http://www.kidsalive.com.au/
Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning. |
Lifespan - Water Safety Tips - http://www2.lifespan.org/Services/Emergency/Articles/WaterSafe/
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. |
MedlinePlus: Drowning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drowning.html
Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning. |
Near Drowning: Overview - http://www.vhct.org/case699/index.shtml
Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia. |