The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.comGroup: Great Lakes drownings rise to 87 in 2011ABC7Chicago.comBob Pratt, chief executive of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, called the 2011 drowning total "tragic." Pratt told The Muskegon Chronicle that his group seeks to prevent drownings by educating people about the dangers of the lakes and teaching them …Drownings [...]
Read More...The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.comGroup: Great Lakes drownings rise to 87 in 2011Chicago TribuneBob Pratt, chief executive of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, called the 2011 drowning total "tragic." Pratt told The Muskegon Chronicle that his group seeks to prevent drownings by educating people about the dangers of the lakes and teaching them [...]
Read More...Study identifies scenarios that precede at-home pool drownings of young childrenEurekAlert (press release)In the study, "Patterns of Drowning in Young Children," researchers reviewed Orange County, Calif., Coroner data from 2000 to 2007 to examine the circumstances prior to an at-home pool drowning, in the hopes of crafting messages to prevent future …and more » prevent child [...]
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Aquatics InternationalSummer Drownings Spur Call to ActionAquatics InternationalData from a recent American Red Cross survey may help explain why. Nearly 80 percent of respondents indicated they planned to participate in a water-related recreation activity during summer 2011, but approximately 20 percent described their swimming … red cross swimming safety – Google News
Read More...INLAND: Expert says threat of drownings is misjudgedPress-EnterpriseIn her job with the Riverside County Health Department, Victoria Young reviews details of drownings and near-drownings, looking for ways to prevent them. Adult and child victims of drowning and near-drowning tend to be white males. … prevent child drowning – Google News
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FOX 9 NewsHennepin County Sees Record DrowningsFOX 9 NewsWith two more drowning deaths at a pool in Plymouth on Monday night, deputies are urging parents and anyone venturing into the water to be extra careful. They urge anyone in a boat to wear a life jacket, even young children at the beach with their …and [...]
Read More...Free door alarms to prevent child drowningsMyFoxOrlando.com(WOFL FOX 35) – The Orange County Health Department (OCHD) along with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) are offering a free small device that could help save a child from drowning. Anyone who has a residential pool with children between the ages … prevent child drowning – Google [...]
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Bakersfield CalifornianDYING IN THE KERN RIVER: Drownings up 75 percent this high water yearBakersfield CalifornianKern County has struggled for years with what should be done to prevent people from drowning in the river. There have been lighted freeway signs, billboards, public service announcements and frequent campground sweeps by law enforcement and search and …and more » [...]
Read More...As Arizona bakes, car deaths drop, child drownings riseEast Valley TribuneFive children drowned in Maricopa County in August 2010. With documented heat-related car deaths in temperatures as low as 65 degrees, vehicular-hyperthermia safety season in Arizona never ends. Nationwide, there have been 21 deaths this year, … prevent child drowning – Google News
Read More...Drownings waiting to happen?Montreal GazetteSince 2000, six children in Quebec have drowned at public pools, beaches or water parks while on trips organized by schools, day camps or daycares. In that same period, another child drowned at a swimming lesson at a municipal pool, …and more » prevent child drowning – Google News
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