Drowning and Near Drowning

American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips
Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools.
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/healthtips/safetywater.html

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.
http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/kipc.html

Drowning Prevention
Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/drown.htm

eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine
Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic744.htm

eSafety.com
Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning.
http://www.esafety.com/esafety_cfmfiles/esafety.cfm?N=1032

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.
http://www.westcov.org/kids/drown.html

Foundation for Aquatic Injury Prevention
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to reducing the number of diving injuries, drownings and near drownings.
http://aquaticisf.org/

Kids Alive
Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.
http://www.kidsalive.com.au/

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.
http://www2.lifespan.org/Services/Emergency/Articles/WaterSafe/

MedlinePlus: Drowning
Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drowning.html

Near Drowning: Overview
Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
http://www.vhct.org/case699/index.shtml

A Parent's Guide to Water Safety
Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7IV4O97C&sub_cat=104

WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips
Safety tips and recommendations.
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/1/3213_127