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Water Safety (Recreational)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Before You Go to the Beach... (Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF
- Boating Safety (American College of Emergency Physicians)
- Boating Safety: Publications (U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety)
- Healthy Swimming (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases)
- Healthy Swimming: Protect Yourself and Your Family against Recreational Water Illnesses (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Pool and Spa Safety (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Safety Tips for Water-Skiing (U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety)
- Scuba Diving Safety (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Spas, Hot Tubs, and Whirlpools (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- "Swimmer's Ear" (Otitis Externa) (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases)
- Barotrauma (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Beach Pollution (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Diving Medicine: Frequently Asked Questions (Divers Alert Network)
- Find Your Beach: Beach Advisories and Closings (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
- Marine Life Trauma (Divers Alert Network)
- Preventing Swimmer's Shoulder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pseudomonas Dermatitis / Folliculitis "Hot Tub Rash" (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Divers Alert Network
- U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety
Statistics
- Statistics
- Boating Statistics 2003 (U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety) - Large PDF file
Children
- Children
- Swimming FAQs: From Ear Tubes to Diapers (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Water Safety (American Academy of Pediatrics)