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» American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips - Read about general water safety tips, focusing on outdoor sport activities, child safety, lakes, rivers, and home pools.

» 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.

» Drowning Prevention - Information on drowning and its prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

» eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine - Indepth information on Submersion Injury and Near Drowning.

» eSafety.com - Article on why and how pool owners must take precautions to prevent children from drowning.

» 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.

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

» Kids Alive - Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.

» 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.

» MedlinePlus: Drowning - Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.

» Near Drowning: Overview - Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

» A Parent's Guide to Water Safety - Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

» WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips - Safety tips and recommendations.

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