Ripple effect: Agencies stress 4 steps to prevent drowning tragedies
Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is recognized as Drowning Impact Awareness Month and the Skyline Aquatic Center with Vice Mayor Somers and the Mesa Fire and Medical Department hosted free CPR and swim lessons along with water safety classes, Friday, July 27, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is recognized as Drowning Impact Awareness Month and the Skyline Aquatic Center with Vice Mayor Somers and the Mesa Fire and Medical Department hosted free CPR and swim lessons along with water safety classes, Friday, July 27, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drowning Impact Awareness Month
Mesa Fire Captain Daryl Miller drops pancakes on a griddle while making breakfast at the Skyline Aquatic Center with Vice Mayor Somers and the Mesa Fire and Medical Department hosted free CPR and swim lessons along with water safety classes, Friday, July 27, 2012 in Mesa as August is recognized as Drowning Impact Awareness Month. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is recognized as Drowning Impact Awareness Month and the Skyline Aquatic Center with Vice Mayor Somers and the Mesa Fire and Medical Department hosted free CPR and swim lessons along with water safety classes, Friday, July 27, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is recognized as Drowning Impact Awareness Month and the Skyline Aquatic Center with Vice Mayor Somers and the Mesa Fire and Medical Department hosted free CPR and swim lessons along with water safety classes, Friday, July 27, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drownings
Numerous agencies helped to kickoff Drowning Impact Awareness Month at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. People placed purple ribbons on trees outside the hospital’s conference center to commemorate a drowning or near drowning victim. there have been more than 1,400 water-related incidents reported in Maricopa County since 2000, according to Children’s Safety Zone, a nonprofit organization that compiles such statistics for Maricopa and Pinal counties. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Drownings
Photos and personal belongings of fatal drowning victims filled the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Conference Center on Tuesday when numerous agencies kicked off Drowning Impact Awareness Month. Since Jan. 1, there have been five fatalities from drownings in Arizona and various agencies have formed a coalition to educate people on water safety measures and keeping a close eye on children around swimming pools and water. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Drownings
Lindsey Black of Gilbert places a purple ribbon on a tree outside Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Tuesday to help kickoff Drowning Impact Awareness Month. On Dec. 16, 2006, when Lindsey’s son, Santana was 22 months old, he was discovered floating in the family swimming pool at his grandparents’ home in Glendale. It wasn’t known how long he was under water, but today, Santana, who now is 7, requires around the clock care, lives in a wheelchair, cannot speak and has to be fed through a tube due to the complications caused by the near drowning incident. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
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Nick posted at 9:53 pm on Fri, Aug 3, 2012.
Another tragedy. It only takes a few minutes for a child to drown. A lady asked me "how can I teach my child how to swim?" doesn't it cost hundreds for lessons? I was happy to explain that it doesn't have to cost hardly anything. I taught all 3 of my girls to swim within days by the time they were two. Total cost?...about $5.00 each. I am happy to share my technique. go to teachyourchildhowtoswim on face book for more info. Every parent needs to teach their baby this life saving skill. There are 388,000 drownings per year on average according to the WHO. most of which are babies. PLEASE do your part to help educate these kids.