WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills.

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

See also: World Drowning Prevention Day 2021 (25 July)

News release: Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death – United Nations

Related:

AAP Technical Report | Prevention of Drowning.

The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

It's the first-ever World #DrowningPrevention Day

Every year, drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people. It's 1 of the ?10 causes of death for people aged 1-24 years

We can all take action to end drowning
Anyone can drown, no one should ?‍
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 25, 2021