Water Safety
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt safety expert offers summer water safety tips
Memorial Day Weekend often means backyard barbecues and spending time with family and friends at the pool, beach or on a boat. Unfortunately, it can also mean an uptick in drowning and near-drowning incidents that often occur during long holiday weekends. Read MoreMay 25, 2018
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Swimmers beware: fecal contamination a concern in hot weather
iStock Recreational water illness is the overall term for sickness caused by bacteria or viruses in pools, lakes, rivers and other places people like to swim or play in hot weather. And the way these illnesses are often spread comes down to fecal contamination in the water. Even… Read MoreJul 1, 2016
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Preventable injuries fill hospitals each Memorial Day; Vanderbilt doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday weekend
With the Memorial Day holiday upon us, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is preparing for what is typically one of the busiest weekends of the year. Victims of automobile, boating, motorcycle, swimming and all-terrain vehicle accidents flood Vanderbilt each year during this holiday weekend, which is considered the… Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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These three water safety rules could save your child’s life
Drowning and near-drowning incidents often occur during long holiday weekends. Know three simple rules that could safe your life or a loved one's. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt toxicologists warn of dangers of pool chemical misuse
Photo courtesy of John Pope, M.D./Vanderbilt Chemicals are added to swimming pool water to enhance and protect the water quality and minimize disease-causing germs, but these same chemicals can cause irritation, injury and even death when not handled appropriately, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center warn. While… Read MoreJul 31, 2013
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital seeks to reduce drowning incidents this summer
Since Memorial Day weekend, emergency medicine physicians at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have already seen an increase in pool-related injuries, including fatalities. Throughout the summer, Children’s Hospital is partnering with Safe Kids Cumberland Valley and a number of other community organizations to introduce a proactive water… Read MoreJun 18, 2012