Water Safety (Recreational)

Organizations

1.	U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/




2.	Divers Alert Network http://www.diversalertnetwork.org




3.	American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/

Overviews

1.	Healthy Swimming National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/




2.	Water Safety Tips American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/healthtips/safetywater.html

Related Issues

1.	Downbursts - the Sudden Winds U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/downbursts.htm




2.	Find Your Beach: Beach Advisories and Closings Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water http://oaspub.epa.gov/beacon/beacon_national_page.main




3.	Getting Help on the Water U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/help.htm




4.	Marine Radio Could Be a Lifesaver U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/radio.htm




5.	Powerline Hazards U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/powerline.htm




6.	Shipshape Is Firesafe U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/fire.htm




7.	Spas, Hot Tubs, and Whirlpools Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5112.html




8.	Visual Distress Signals for Recreational Boaters U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/distress.htm




9.	Carbon Monoxide (and Recreational Boats) U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/command/co.htm




10.	Boating under the Influence U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/bui.htm




11.	Boater's Duffel Bag - Being Prepared U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/duffel.htm




12.	Before You Go to the Beach... Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/30cwabeach.pdf




13.	Beach Pollution Environmental Protection Agency http://epa.gov/beaches/learn/pollution.html

Specific Conditions

1.	"Swimmer's Ear" (Otitis Ext National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/swimmers_ear.htm




2.	Boating Safety American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/Seaso...




3.	Diving Medicine: Frequently Asked Questions Divers Alert Network http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/faq/index.asp




4.	Healthy Swimming: Protect Yourself and Your Family National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/pdf/rwibrochure.pdf




5.	Marine Life Trauma Divers Alert Network http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=10...




6.	Preventing Swimmer's Shoulder Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00072




7.	Pseudomonas Dermatitis / Folliculitis "Ho National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/derm.htm




8.	Safety Tips for Water-Skiing U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/water_ski.htm




9.	Scuba Diving Safety American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/156.xml

Statistics

1.	Boating Statistics – 2003 U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/Boating_Statistics_2003.pdf

Teenagers

1.	Making Water Safety a Splash Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/water_safety.html