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Fences and Gates

Always shut the pool gate, and do regular checks of the fences surrounding your pool. Click here to download your check sheet for home pool safety.

About NDSN

My name is Wendy, and I founded the NDSN (Near Drown Support Network) in July 2009. My family knows what it feels like to be in this situation; Josh, the youngest of my 5 children, was just 3 ½ in February 2009 when he nearly drowned in our backy...

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NDSN was formed to help address the need for online and ongoing support for those affected by a drowning or near drowning. To obtain media comment on any issues related to child drowning or near drownings, please contact Wendy.

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• The Daily Telegraph - 26 November 2009 - A river of tears • Sydney Morning Herald - 1 December 2009 - Alert to parents after latest pool tragedies • That's Life Magazine - November 2010 - My Josh In Too Deep •&nbs...

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External Support

Remember: 1. Call triple zero (000) for ambulance, fire or police in an emergency. 2. Look in the front of your local telephone book for more (emergency) help organisations. 3. Keep in mind that these services provide confidential help. �...

Getting Started at NDSN

Thank you for becoming part of the NDSN community. Now that youve registered, here are a few tips to get you started on how to find your way around the site. When you visit www.ndsn.info, always login. For more information on why yo...

Our Story

See my blog: http://joshuakoman.blogspot.com/

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Blog / Online Journal

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Welcome to NDSN

If someone you know has experienced a drowning, or a near drowning, and you'd just like to give and receive the support and friendship of people who understand exactly what you're going through because they've been there too, then you've come to the ...

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Tip 3.

Supervise, watch your mate.

Tip 4.

Learn how to resuscitate!

Tip 1.

Teach your kids to swim, its great!

Home Pool Safety Checklist

Over the last five years over 150 Australian children under the age of five drowned. While all of these drowning deaths are preventable, it is the 50% that occur in home swimming pools where your...

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Statistics

Children aged between 0-4 are at the highest risk of drowning, particularly in your backyard pool.

Each year, Royal Life Saving Society Australia produces a National Drowning Report which provides information and statistics about the people who drowned in Australian waterways each year and the activities they were undertaking at the time.

Information is collected over a financial year and the report is generally published in October of each year. The information for the Drowning Report is primarily collected from the National Coroners Information System (NCIS) and the media.

Kids Alive

1. Fence the pool

2. Shut the gate.

3. Teach your kids to swim, its great!

4. Supervise, watch your mate.

5. And learn how to resuscitate!

Thanks to Kids Alive, do the five!

Check your pool's fences regularly.

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Written by Wendy
Sunday, 12 July 2009 11:54
If someone you know has experienced a drowning, or a near drowning, and you'd just like to give and receive the support and friendship of people who understand exactly what you're going through because they've been there too, then you've come to the right place. To learn more about NDSN, click here. Have a look around, and read other's stories. Register now (it's free and easy) to join in our forum and talk about things that only those with similar experiences really understand. Share this site with your family, friends and carers, and we can all help each other. Add new comment
Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 13:45

Swim Schools

Find a swim classes or a swim school near you. (If you have a swim school, or know of one that should be added to the list, please contact us).

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Resuscitation

Learning resuscitation skills (CPR) will increase a persons chance of survival should they be involved in a near drowning.

There are a number of organisations who regularly hold courses to learn these vital skills.

Make an appointment to learn or update your resus skills today.

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