Fewer kids being hospitalized for near-drowningChicago TribuneThe findings are consistent with recent research suggesting that fewer kids are dying from drowning now than were in the past. "I think there have been some very good efforts…to try to educate parents on the importance of helping to prevent drowning …and more » prevent child drowning – Google [...]
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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 [...]
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LaSalle News TribuneWestclox fire 'under control' (911 audio)LaSalle News Tribune… said Ed Stec, vice president of environmental safety for Carus. Some employees moved to Carus' La Salle office and others went home, Stec said. Illinois Valley chapter of American Red Cross opened a shelter Thursday night at its office in Peru for …and more » red [...]
Read More...Binoy Mohan Das' death: Consumers' body moves AHRCAssam TribuneIn a letter to the AHRC, the Forum brought to the Commission's notice several similar deaths over the last few years – beginning with the drowning of Upamoni Choudhury at Chandmari in August 2003 – and said that the recurring tragedies were tantamount …and more » prevent child [...]
Read More...MCC student pulls 5-year-old from bottom of poolEast Valley TribuneIn the East Valley this year, Apache Junction's only water-related incident resulted in the drowning death of one child. Chandler has experienced 17 water-related incidents with one child drowning as of Monday, according to Children's Safety Zone … prevent child drowning – Google News
Read More...Roeper School participates in program that helps minorities learn to swimRoyal Oak Daily TribuneBy teaching these children basic swimming skills, Roeper School hoped to help prevent deaths by drowning, said Roeper Head of School Philip Deely. To date, “Make a Splash” partners around the US have taught 300000 minority children how to swim. … prevent [...]
Read More...Teaching kids water safetyLa Crosse Tribune1 while swimming with family. His body was found in the river two days later. "We decided to keep that from happening in future," said Heather Dutcher, director of health and safety programs for the American Red Cross Scenic Bluffs Chapter in La Crosse … red cross swimming safety – [...]
Read More...Rec. department flotation device ban serves kids wellBiddeford Journal TribuneOur own fear of drowning is bad enough, but when we have a child to protect, it's almost instinctual to keep that child as far away from water as possible to prevent the tragedy of losing the child to a watery death. That's the very instinct [...]
Read More...Reader's view: Buddy system could save lives while swimmingDuluth News TribuneIn the 1950s in southwestern Minnesota, the American Red Cross offered swimming lessons to area youths in lakes. I was a recipient of such instruction over a few summers. Usually the instructor was a qualified teen-aged girl. Before entering the water, … red cross swimming [...]
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
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