Surviving Outdoor Adventures, Volume 1: Survivor!

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• Personal Author:
  Allen M ; Campbell S ; Dzugan J ; Falvey D ; Jones M ; McElrath R ; Newell S
• Description:
  Why teach cold water and outdoor safety and survival skills to young children? The answer is simple and compelling. The second leading cause of death for children nationwide is drowning. Many other children, far too many, die of hypothermia as a result of getting lost in the wilderness. Most of these tragedies are avoidable, and most cold water emergencies are survivable. Education and training often separate the survivors from the victims. Americans spend a great deal of time and money on outdoor activities, and seem especially fond of activities on or near the water. Our ocean beaches, lakes, rivers, and streams are popular destinations for family outings. Unfortunately, it takes a mere blink of the eye to turn an outdoor activity into a survival situation, oftentimes with tragic results. It does not have to be that way. Study after study has shown that education and training can make the difference between life and death in an outdoor emergency. By educating children now in cold water safety and survival we can instill new habits that will carry them through life. This training will not only help save their lives, but will contribute to the safety of the adults of tomorrow. How to Use Volume 1: Survivor! Survivor! is organized into six units: 1. Preparation for Outdoor Activities; 2. Personal Flotation Devices; 3. Cold Water Survival Skills; 4. Ice Safety; 5. Boating Safety; 6. Lost or Stranded. Whether you are teaching one lesson, a semester, or a year-long program, this volume provides information and activities for teaching cold water and outdoor safety and survival to young children. Each unit assumes knowledge of the material in the preceding unit(s). Survivor! is the first volume of Surviving Outdoor Adventures and is intended to be used with kindergarten through second grade students. It contains topics covered in the other three volumes in much the same order, although the content is not identical. For more in-depth information see the other three volumes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Disaster Planning Emergencies Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Children Emergency Preparedness Health Promotion Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Outdoors Safety Education Teaching
• ISBN:
  156612073X
• Publisher:
  University of Alaska Sea Grant
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-320
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053261
• Citation:
  Sherrod K, Jensen S eds. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Sea Grant, 2002 Jan; 1:1-320
• Contact Point Address:
  University of Alaska Sea Grant, P.O. Box 755040, 203 O'Neill Bldg., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5040
• Editor(s):
  Sherrod K; Jensen S
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, Sitka, Alaska
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  Surviving outdoor adventures, volume 1: survivor!
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93ba172a710e02244b9e691fc5e6f8e26d42b71bf75745491bde59c4a70e3bc1000e98d3497c4838dacc8bb693604de111b8b006e6c39889cf05df1f957ba2de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216053/cdc_216053_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.51 MB ]