Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso, Texas

Learn to Swim - Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso, Texas

Introduce your baby to the water early.

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Learn to Swim - Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso, Texas

Learn to Swim

Partners


Swim Lessons

Swimming skills can and do save lives.  However, the number one defense against drowning of young children is effective supervision. Your child is not the only one who learns during lessons. Water Safety education can protect your children from water hazards.    

For more information on finding an instructor in your area, please visit:

www.infantswim.com


Resources

A list of helpful resources, links, and downloads are below.

Water Safety Rules

Drowning Prevention Month May.

We have many educational materials that parents or teachers can use to teach water safety to students.

**Check Out Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DrowningPreventionCoalitionofElPaso and Web Page www.dpcelpaso.org

for activities you can use for your students in the classroom.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso each year hosts Drowning Prevention Week as a way to reach out to area school students, teachers and parents about the importance of water safety, learning to swim and the importance of these three simple yet powerful words, “Respect the Water”. The week culminates with May Day Hands Only CPR with the El Paso Fire Department and the Fire Training Academy at Ascarate Park.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso will host Drowning Prevention in May with virtual speakers emphasizing water safety and drowning prevention tips to elementary students in area schools as the swim season gets into high gear.

Please go online to www.dpcelpaso.org for info on Drowning Prevention Week/Month to download free handouts, brochures and water safety tips.

DPC BROCHURE

Kids Safety Tips

Card English/Spanish Rules

Water Safety Rules

Drowning Prevention Tips by Eastwood High Swim Team-

DPC YouTube Water Safety Videos

FREE WATER WATCHER CARD

10 Water Safety Lessons from Burleson Fire Dept

Texas 2024 Drowning Statistics (http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Prevention_and_Early_Intervention/Child_Drownings/default.asp)

Pool Safely https://www.poolsafely.gov/

Good websites on Autism https://www.autismfl.org/drowning-prevention

Water and wandering https://autismsociety.org/water-and-wandering/?hilite=Water+safety

Autism Toolkit https://autismsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Safety-Toolkit-1.pdf

Pool Professionals Toolkit https://ndpa.org/pool-pro-toolkit/

PARENTS

Downloads

SafeKids Water Safety Tips (https://www.safekids.org/watersafety)

Good website on Autism. https://www.autismfl.org/drowning-prevention


TEACHERS

DOWNLOADS/DPC WATER SAFETY RESOURCES

Teacher and School Toolkit! https://ndpa.org/teacher-toolkit

DPC WATER SAFETY BROCHURE DPC BROCHURE

DPC ENGLISH/Spanish Rules Card Card English/Spanish Rules

Children’s Grief Center El Paso http://www.cgcelpaso.org/

Kid Safety Rules Safety Tips

Water Safety Rules

Hands Only CPR

Good website on Autism. https://www.autismfl.org/drowning-prevention

Drowning Prevention Month May.

We have many educational materials that parents or teachers can use to teach water safety to students.

**Check Out Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DrowningPreventionCoalitionofElPaso and Web Page www.dpcelpaso.org

for activities you can use for your students in the classroom.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso each year hosts Drowning Prevention Week as a way to reach out to area school students, teachers and parents about the importance of water safety, learning to swim and the importance of these three simple yet powerful words, “Respect the Water”. The week culminates with May Day Hands Only CPR with the El Paso Fire Department and the Fire Training Academy at Ascarate Park.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso will host Drowning Prevention in May with virtual speakers emphasizing water safety and drowning prevention tips to elementary students in area schools as the swim season gets into high gear.

Please go online to www.dpcelpaso.org for info on Drowning Prevention Week/Month to download free handouts, brochures and water safety tips.

DPC BROCHURE

Kids Safety Tips

Card English/Spanish Rules

Water Safety Rules

Drowning Prevention Tips by Eastwood High Swim Team-

DPC YouTube Water Safety Videos

FREE WATER WATCHER CARD

10 Water Safety Lessons from Burleson Fire Dept

Texas 2024 Drowning Statistics (http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Prevention_and_Early_Intervention/Child_Drownings/default.asp)

Safe Kids

(https://www.safekids.org/watersafety


KIDS

Downloads

Safety Tips


MEDICAL

Pediatrician Water Safety Toolkit

From Drowning Prevention Alliance

Calling all pediatricians! 🏥

In response to drowning being the leading cause of accidental death in children ages 1-4, we’ve created a turnkey toolkit for you to use in your practice to ensure families know how to prevent drowning.

The Pediatrician Water Safety Toolkit includes:

1️⃣ 5 Layers of Protection printable brochure outlining crucial water safety points. Available in English and Spanish!

2️⃣ A variety of Water safety posters for different age groups and messages.

3️⃣Various checklists, including Swim Program Decision Checklist, Backyard Pool Safety Checklist, Caregiver Water Safety Checklist, and Vacation Water Safety Checklist.

4️⃣Ready-to-share social posts to spread awareness about pediatric water safety.

5️⃣A premade on hold message to educate callers about water safety while they wait. Available in English and Spanish!

Head to our website to download your FREE Pediatrician Water Safety Toolkit!

https://ndpa.org/pediatrican-toolkit


STATISTICS AND RESOURCES

  • Drowning is the leading cause of death for infants and young children between the ages of 1-4 and second leading cause of injury-related death for children up to age 14.
  • there is an average of 4,012 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States, per year. *Drowning remains among the top four causes of death from age 54 and up.
  • Of all preschoolers who fatally drown, 70 percent are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from sight for five minutes or less.
  • For every 1 fatal childhood drowning, there is another 8 nonfatal drownings that are seen in the emergency Dept.

You can help us spread the word! Here are some helpful resources to use in your practice that can help educate families on the risks of drowning.

Drowning statistics provided by CDC, WHO,AAP.

Links

Drowning Prevention Month May.

We have many educational materials that parents or teachers can use to teach water safety to students.

**Check Out Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DrowningPreventionCoalitionofElPaso and Web Page www.dpcelpaso.org

for activities you can use for your students in the classroom.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso each year hosts Drowning Prevention Week as a way to reach out to area school students, teachers and parents about the importance of water safety, learning to swim and the importance of these three simple yet powerful words, “Respect the Water”. The week culminates with May Day Hands Only CPR with the El Paso Fire Department and the Fire Training Academy at Ascarate Park.

The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso will host Drowning Prevention in May with virtual speakers emphasizing water safety and drowning prevention tips to elementary students in area schools as the swim season gets into high gear.

Please go online to www.dpcelpaso.org for info on Drowning Prevention Week/Month to download free handouts, brochures and water safety tips.

DPC BROCHURE

Kids Safety Tips

Card English/Spanish Rules

Water Safety Rules

Drowning Prevention Tips by Eastwood High Swim Team-

DPC YouTube Water Safety Videos

FREE WATER WATCHER CARD

10 Water Safety Lessons from Burleson Fire Dept

Texas 2024 Drowning Statistics (http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Prevention_and_Early_Intervention/Child_Drownings/default.asp)

Unintentional Drowning: Get the Facts (http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html)

Protect the Ones You Love: Child Injuries are Preventable (http://www.cdc.gov/safechild/drowning/)

Pool Safely

AAP Gives Updated Advice on Drowning Prevention

Downloads

Community Awareness in Respecting the Water


Pool Builders and Swimming Pool Suppliers Tool Kit

NEW DOWNLOAD AND Share with POOL BUILDERS and Swimming Pool Supply Companies https://ndpa.org/pool-pro-toolkit/

DROWNING PREVENTION WATER SAFETY RULES

**Download our water safety info! **

DPC Brochure