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Off Topic: Water Safety for the Whole Family
By:Will N 2 Go
Date: 6/13/2012, 12:35 am

Interesting New York Times article

Respect for Water Cuts Risk of Drowning.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/cutting-the-risk-of-drowning/?ref=science

Breaks down the elements that increase and decrease risk of drowning. Still in the US 10 people drown every day.

"“Key risk factors for drowning are male sex, age of less than 14 years, alcohol use, low income, poor education, rural residency, aquatic exposure, risky behavior and lack of supervision.”

This covers half my students, the other half are female.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Water Safety for the Whole Family
Will N 2 Go -- 6/13/2012, 12:35 am
Re: Off Topic: Water Safety for the Whole Family
danperry -- 6/13/2012, 4:55 pm
Re: Off Topic: Water Safety for the Whole Family
KenC -- 6/14/2012, 12:15 am