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Water Safety (Recreational)

Playing in the water - whether swimming, boating or diving - can be fun. It can also be dangerous, especially for children. Being safe can help prevent injuries and drowning. To stay safe in the water

Avoid alcohol when swimming or boating
Wear a life jacket whenever you’re in a boat
Don't swim alone, or in bad weather
Learn CPR
Learn to swim and teach your children to swim
Supervise your children when they are in the water
Prevent sunburns, use plenty of sunscreen

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Healthy Swimming/Recreational Water(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Staying Safe While in the Water(Nemours Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
Summer Water Safety Guide(American Red Cross) - PDF

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Journal Articles	Directories Organizations	Children Teenagers

Overviews
- Water Safety Campaign(Safe Kids Worldwide)
Latest News
- Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise(11/09/2009, HealthDay)
- Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk(09/14/2009, HealthDay)
- Healthy Swimming All Year Long(09/08/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Specific Conditions
- Healthy Swimming(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Life Jackets and Life Preservers(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Pool and Spa Safety Publications(Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Recreational Water-Associated Illnesses(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Scuba Diving Safety(American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in Spanish
- Water Safety and Swimming Lessons for Children(American Medical Association) - PDF
Related Issues
- "Hot Tub Rash": Pseudomonas Dermatitis / Folliculitis(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- "Swimmer's Ear" (Otitis Externa)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Barotrauma(American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Beach Pollution(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Boating under the Influence(U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety)
- Carbon Monoxide (and Recreational Boats)(U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety)
- Cercarial Dermatitis: Swimmer's Itch(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Diving Medicine: Frequently Asked Questions(Divers Alert Network)
- Human Health (and Beaches)(Environmental Protection Agency)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Directories
- Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
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Organizations
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Divers Alert Network
- National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety
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Children
- Beach Kids!(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Children's Swimming: Keep Health Risks at Bay(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Water Safety(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Teenagers
- Water Safety(Nemours Foundation)
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