I have a confession: I’m not a big fan of data. It leaves too much information out, allows too many assumptions in, and it seems to provide more questions than answers. But if there is one thing about data I have come to love, it’s that it is an awesome tool in the changing of [...]
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For more information of the amazing work being done by Blake and Kathy Collingsworth in drowning prevention: http://www.joshuamemorial.org/ http://www.joshtheotter.org/
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It’s July and hot outside and you head to the neighborhood pool for the day. The kids want to swim and you just want to be doing nothing for awhile. Everyone files through the gate as you scan for an open lounge chair and your friends. The kids have sunscreen on, you have your book, [...]
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The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) released a video sponsored by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. I think it is absolutely excellent. The efforts of the NDPA and the CPSCs Pool Safely campaign will hopefully go a long way to reduce the number of drownings this upcoming summer and beyond. If you own a pool, please [...]
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The image above is from a YouTube video posted in 2009 – a sort of warning to boaters about the benefits of safety gear like life jackets and kill switches. I’m posting it here as a warning about how wrong some people are about what is safe and what isn’t. Our man, Greg – the [...]
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In 2002, my friend and mentor (and maniac) Dr. Gordon Geisbrecht fell – on purpose – through the ice on a frozen lake. He wanted to demonstrate just how those who fall through the ice can survive and help themselves. Advice is also given to amateur and professional rescuers. I ran across the video on [...]
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Francesco Pia, PhD. Discusses the Instinctive Drowning Response using one of his examples from Orchard Beach in NY. And now for the happy ending:
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Drowning signs aren’t like the movies: wivb.com Another (more recent) example of the Instinctive Drowning Response
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It’s July and hot outside and you head to the neighborhood pool for the day. The kids want to swim and you just want to be doing nothing for awhile. Everyone files through the gate as you scan for an open lounge chair and your friends. The kids have sunscreen on, you have your book, [...]
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