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http://www.aap.org/family/swim.htm

Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/healthtips/safetywater.html

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 Drow

http://www.med.usf.edu/CLASS/JulieJ/child-safety.htm

Real stories, safety tips, and links. From the University of South Florida.

Children's Stay on Top of It Campaign - Drown

http://www.chmc.org/DP/

From Washington State Drowning Prevention Project. Facts, tips, teen water safety and history of the drowning prevention program.

Drowning and Near Drowning - Columbia University C

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg13_0005.html

Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents.

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://emedicine.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.exe/showsection@d:/em/ga?book=emerg&topicid=744

Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning.

eSafety.com

http://www.esafety.com/esafety_cfmfiles/esafety.cfm?N=1032

Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from 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.

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.

Medline Plus: Drowning

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drowning.html

Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.

National Children's Center - Drowning Prevent

http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/Resources/Drowning/FactSheet.htm

Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations.

Near Drowning: Overview

http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~shrp/vhctwww/case699/

Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Statistics on Pediatric Drownings

http://www.med.usf.edu/CLASS/JulieJ/Statistics.htm

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