Family doctor offers tips for summer water safety
Every year in the U.S., about 4,000 people die by drowning. Children, men and nonwhite people are at the highest risk.
Jul 15, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Drowning
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Burns and fireworks injuries: What to do when seconds count this July 4th
From a barbecue explosion to a severe firework injury, a lot can go wrong when celebrating the Fourth of July.
Jul 3, 2025
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Substance use implicated in most adult bath-related drownings
Substance use was implicated in more than half of all adult drownings in baths or hot tubs in the last 10 years, according to an Australian-first study published in Drug and Alcohol Review.
Jul 2, 2025
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Why children should be enrolled in swim lessons
Learning to swim isn't just a childhood milestone—it's a life-saving skill, a confidence booster, and a path to lifelong health and joy.
Jun 30, 2025
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Follow water safety guidelines to prevent drowning
Drowning fatalities among children in the summertime warrant water safety awareness. A Baylor College of Medicine emergency physician explains that water safety must be practiced all year long, as drowning is silent, quick ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Five ways to keep teenagers safe by the water
As temperatures soar around the UK and Ireland due to climate change, warnings about the dangers of drowning are being issued and one Labor MP is calling for water safety lessons to be made compulsory in schools.
Jun 23, 2025
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For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving
In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.
May 21, 2025
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Magic happens when kids and adults learn to swim: Tragedy can strike if they don't
At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow.
Apr 18, 2025
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Risk of rip current deaths is highest among young men at unpatrolled beaches, Australian study finds
A long-term study of drowning deaths at Australian beaches due to rip currents has found a small reduction in the deaths of men, but little change to the total number of people who drowned because of rip currents.
Apr 9, 2025
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Autism and elopement: What you need to know about wandering, according to experts
The warmer weather often means more days spent near the water, whether that's a nearby lake, the beach or a pool. However, for parents and caregivers of children with autism, days by the water can mean dodging dangers at ...
Apr 5, 2025
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