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Drowning Prevention
Drowning is Silent: Portable Pools | CPSC
Apr 26, 2012
Does the warm, spring weather have you preparing to set up a portable pool in your yard? No matter what state you live in — even Florida, California, Arizona and Texas, where pool season and drowning risks are year-round — read this blog if you own or are about to buy a portable pool.
Trends in US Pediatric Drowning Hospitalizations, 1993–2008 | Pediatrics
Apr 26, 2012
BACKGROUND: In the United States, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in children aged 1 to 19 years, accounting for nearly 1100 deaths per year. Although a decline in overall fatal drowning deaths among children has been noted, national trends and disparities in pediatric drowning hospitalizations have not been reported.
The Drowning Risks Associated with Visiting Family or Friends | Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care
Apr 26, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is an increased risk of pediatric drowning accidents when visiting relatives or friends compared with the risk at home.
METHODS: Retrospective review of a database of 100 consecutive drowning accidents presenting to a community hospital in Tampa, Florida between July 1993 and July 2007.
Summer Safety Tips - Sun and Water Safety from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Apr 26, 2012
This list of tips covers sun safety, pool safety, heat stress, boating safety, and open water swimming safety.
National Water Safety Month
Apr 26, 2012
The National Water Safety Month website has resources for pool/spa professionals, parents, and kids, such as: event planning guides, state proclamations, water safety tips, pledges, resources and materials, and more.
Start Safe: Water – a Program from Safe Kids
Apr 26, 2012
Start Safe: Water is a free educational program designed to teach children ages 2 to 4 and their families about water safety, and provides educators the tools they need to deliver important water safety information. The program emphasizes three key messages associated with using layers of protection in and around water – Lock, Look, Learn. Safety messages are delivered to children, parents, and caregivers through educators, local Safe Kids coalitions, and the fire service.
This includes resources for educators, program materials, and online games for adults and children.
Start Safe: Water Safety from Safe Kids
Description
Start Safe: Water is a free educational program designed to teach children ages 2 to 4 and their families about water safety, and provides educators the tools they need to deliver important water safety information. The program emphasizes three key messages associated with using layers of protection in and around water – Lock, Look, Learn. Safety messages are delivered to children, parents, and caregivers through educators, local Safe Kids coalitions, and the fire service.
This includes resources for educators, program materials, and online games for adults and children.
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Pool Safely: A resource from CPSC
Description
CPSC created Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives, a national public education campaign to reduce childhood drowning, non-fatal submersions and entrapments in public swimming pools and spas. The campaign carries out the requirements of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (P&SS Act), federal legislation mandating new requirements for public pools and spas, including a public information campaign. Pool Safely is designed to raise public awareness, promote industry compliance and improve safety at pools and spas.
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Summer Safety Tips - Sun and Water Safety from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Apr. 2012
Description
This list of tips covers sun safety, pool safety, heat stress, boating safety, and open water swimming safety.
South by Southwest Injury Prvtn Region Community of Practice: Florida Drowning Prevention
This webinar, presented in January of 2012, provides an overview of Florida's drowning and drowning prevention data from 2006 until present.
Date
Jan. 2012
