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Children's Stay on Top of It Campaign - Drowning Prevention  - http://www.chmc.org/DP/  From Washington State Drowning Prevention Project. Facts, tips, teen water safety and history of the drowning prevention program.  Medline Plus: Drowning  - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drowning.html  Articles, links and resources on the topic of drowning.  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.  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.  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.  National Children's Center - Drowning Prevention Facts  - http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/Resources/Drowning/FactSheet.htm  Background, contributing factors, prevention recommendations.  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.  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.  Child Safety - How to Protect Your Child from Drowning  - http://www.med.usf.edu/CLASS/JulieJ/child-safety.htm  Real stories, safety tips, and links. From the University of South Florida.  Watch the Water - Drowning Prevention  - http://www.ocfa.org/resident/watch/index.htm  The annual drowning prevention program of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), California.  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.  American Red Cross - Water Safety Tips  - 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.  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.  Watersafety.org - Lifeguard Support  - http://www.watersafety.org.uk/lifeguardsupport/html/  Comprehensive resource provides information and support to lifeguards and other water safety professionals.  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.  Drowning and Near Drowning - Columbia University College  - http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/health/index.html  Basic recommendations for first aid management of water accidents.  Near Drowning: Overview  - http://www.vhct.org/case699/index.shtml  Case review of a near drowning victim from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  A Parent's Guide to Water Safety  - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7IV4O97C&sub_cat=104  Drowning prevention guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.  WebMD: Drowning Prevention Tips  - http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/1/3213_127  Safety tips and recommendations.