{"id":165,"date":"2024-01-30T21:26:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:24:53","slug":"drowning-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems\/drowning-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"165\" class=\"elementor elementor-165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717aca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717aca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f23f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85f23f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1006 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1006 elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-home\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Emergency Medical Services Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/ems-providers-and-job-links\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EMS Providers and Job Links<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/cpr-aed-training\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CPR\/AED Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/aed-program\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Program in County Facilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/lay-rescuer-aed-providers\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Encouraging Lay Rescuer AED Providers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/drowning-prevention\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Drowning Prevention<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems\/education\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Education and Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/trauma-system\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trauma System<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/EMS-QI-Plan-Final_Fall2023.cleaned.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Continuous Quality Improvement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/medical-marijuana\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Medical Marijuana Identification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/vchcc\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ventura County Healthcare Coalition (VCHCC)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/ems-programs\/ventura-county-medical-reserve-corps\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Medical Reserve Corps<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0997dc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0997dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ecad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drowning Prevention<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-346 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/May_banner-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/May_banner-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/May_banner-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/May_banner-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/May_banner.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Shocking Statistics About Drowning<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Drowning is the leading cause of preventable death for children ages 1-4.<\/li><li>In California, drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 14.<\/li><li>Children less than a year old are more likely to drown at home in a bathroom or bucket.<\/li><li>Children 1-4 years old are more likely to drown in a pool.<\/li><li>Children 5 years of age and older are more likely to drown in open water such as the ocean, lake, pond, or rivers.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2a82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0e2a82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=RJMe3zJXntg&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bfad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95bfad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Tips To Stay Safe in The Water<\/strong><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/water_collage_1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/water_collage_1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/water_collage_1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/water_collage_1.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Know your pools. If you go to public swimming pools, be sure they meet safety inspection standards. Check to see if a local swimming pool is on <a href=\"https:\/\/rma.venturacounty.gov\/divisions\/environmental-health\/recreational-health-public-swimming-pools-spas\/\">Environmental Health&#8217;s swimming pool closure list<\/a>. Also follow these ten swimming safety tips:<\/p><ol><li>Supervise, Supervise, Supervise! &#8211; Tragedy can strike in seconds!<ul><li>Download, print, and use our <a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Designated-Child-Watcher-Badge_March2019-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designated Child Watcher tag<\/a>.<\/li><li>Always swim with a buddy &#8211; never swim alone.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Teach your kids to swim, but don&#8217;t just rely on swim lessons to make your child &#8220;water safe&#8221;.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/AED-Vendor-and-CPR-Training-List-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn CPR<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><li>Feet first &#8211; Never dive into shallow or unknown water.<\/li><li>Keep rescue equipment nearby. Inflatable toys are not life preservers.<\/li><li>Use the Layers of Protection.<ul><li>Keep all window and doors to the pool area closed and locked.<\/li><li>Install fencing &amp; self-latching gates around your pool.<\/li><li>Install alarms and secondary locking devices at home.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Avoid alcohol or drugs and swimming.<\/li><li>Know what drowning looks like &#8211; drowning people usually cannot call for help. Follow the rules &#8211; adhere to all rules and warning flags.<\/li><li>Know your limits &#8211; don&#8217;t try to swim further than you can or hold your breath.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Water Safety Resources<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-566 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Copy_of_Water_collage_2-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Copy_of_Water_collage_2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Copy_of_Water_collage_2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Copy_of_Water_collage_2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Drowning_Prevention_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Safety &amp; Drowning Prevention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poolsafely.gov\/\">Pool Safely<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/drowning\/facts\/\">CDC &#8211; Drowning Prevention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/joshtheotter.org\/\">Josh the Otter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndpa.org\/\">Drowning Prevention Alliance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/take-a-class\/swimming\">American Red Cross Swim Lessons <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usla.org\/\">United States Lifesaving Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslsa.org\/\">California Surf Lifesaving Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huenemelifeguards.org\/\">Hueneme Ocean Lifeguarding Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fire.venturacounty.gov\/watersafety\/\">Ventura County Fire Department Water Safety<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tip: If a child is missing, check all areas of water immediately!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency Medical Services Home EMS Providers and Job Links CPR\/AED Information Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Program in County Facilities Encouraging Lay Rescuer AED Providers Drowning Prevention Education and Training Trauma [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":788,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}