Drowning Prevention Class Offered
The accidental drowning of a young child in a back-yard pool or a bathtub is a tragedy that can be avoided. In an effort to curb one of the leading forms of death for Orange County toddlers, Kaiser Permanente is sponsoring a free drowning prevention class tonight.
Instructors will focus on safety techniques and drowning prevention education for parents and child-care providers, said Paula Freyermuth, a health educator with Kaiser Permanente.
“A residential pool is 14 times more likely than an automobile to cause the death of a child under 5,” Freyermuth said.
The two-hour class will begin at 7 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente’s Health Pavilion, 200 N. Lewis St.
To register, call (714) 748-7843.
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