drowning prevention
Keeping swimmers alive
Drowning prevention refers to measures taken to reduce deaths and injuries from submersion in water.
It encompasses swimming instruction, water safety education, lifeguard supervision, pool fencing, and flotation devices.
Public health campaigns emphasize constant adult supervision of children near water: The community center offers drowning prevention classes for parents and toddlers.
- life jacketsWearable flotation devices
- swimming lessonsTraining to move through water
- swim instructorTeaches aquatic locomotion
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
- rescueSave from harm
flotation · community workshops · beach patrol · CPR training · supervision · buddy system · arm's reach · rip currents · danger signs · public awareness campaigns · flotation devices · vigilance · safety · pool · pool fence · fence · barrier · deep
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- lifeguardinglifeguard, lifeguard stand, rescue tube, rescue buoy, CPR
- swim lessonsswim lessons, beginner lessons, swim class, swim instructor, swim coach
- water safetylifeguards, CPR, rescue tube, life jacket, swim lessons
- boat safetylife raft, lifebuoy, life vests, flare, distress signal
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
drowning preventionresuscitation
Restoring vital functions
drowning rescue · CPR · emergency response · water rescue · lifesaving