About SPLASH

The cornerstones of the SPLASH program are:

To create a comprehensive website with videos and educational resources for caregivers
To coordinate community events at local waterways to educate others about water safety
To provide and connect parents and caregivers with CPR instruction
To partner with local swim schools and aquatic professionals to provide swim lessons for both children and parents
To promote the use of a “water watcher” during social gatherings at or near water and provide water watcher tags to families in our communities
To partner with community liaisons to strengthen ordinances that require home owners and apartment complexes to build and maintain adequate fencing, pool alarms, and other barriers to water
Educate families how to create multiple layers of protection between their children and water
To provide emotional support during and after a drowning incident

ALWAYS supervise children when they are in or around water
Teach children how to swim
Teach children about the unexpected aspect of open water, such as uneven surfaces, currents, undertow, and weather
Pay attention to signs at pools and open bodies of water
Always swim with a buddy
Close doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms, and close and lock toilets
Backyard pools should have self-closing, self-latching gates that are at least 4-feet tall
Install pool alarms
Have weak or non-swimmers wear U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets, and always wear a life jacket while boating
Learn CPR
Additional Water Safety Tips Guide (English / Spanish)

Each year, over 3,000 children under the age of 14 died during 2005-2014 in non-boating related drowning incident, and over 300 people died in boating-related accidents each year. That is about 10 deaths per day.*
Drowning is the second leading cause of death for children ages 1-14.*
About half of all drowning incidents result in an emergency department visit.*

*CDC

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