Drowning Prevention
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Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
The fact sheet outlines water safety tips and drowning prevention strategies for children along with guidelines for lifejacket and personal floatation device (PFD) use. It outlines information for caregivers supervising children at home, in the yard, in a watercraft, and at the pool, lake, or beach.
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Walking School Bus: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Guide and Manual, 2010
A Walking School Bus (WSB) is a group of children (passengers) and adults (drivers and conductors) who walk to and from school along a designated, safe route. The “bus” picks up students and drops them off in the reverse order in the afternoon. This guide identifies the benefits, such as safety, environmental, and health of a WSB. It also goes through the process needed to set up a Walking School Bus.
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How to Choose a Bicycle Helmet for a Child
Fact Sheet, Revised 2022
This fact sheet provides information to caregivers about bicycle helmet safety standards, the types of helmets, and how to adjust a helmet for proper fit.
NOTE: Remember to always refer to the bicycle helmet manufacturer’s instructions for information about the size, use, and expiry date (if specified) of the helmet.
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Child and Youth Injury in Saskatchewan 1995-1999
Report, 2002
This report focuses on the most significant causes of injury-related hospitalizations and deaths for Saskatchewan children and youth. The most significant causes discussed in this report are falls, motor vehicle traffic, self-injury, drowning and choking, fire and flame, poison, motor vehicle pedestrian, sports, and assaults.
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Home Safety Tips: Birth to 1 Year
Booklet, Revised 2025
All children depend on the adults around them to provide safe, healthy environments to learn, grow, and develop new skills. This booklet will support caregivers in preparing for each stage of child development, to better predict and prevent injuries to children from birth to 1 year of age.
Safety tips are included on the following topics: safe sleep, coping with crying, burns, scalds, drowning, falls, choking, and car seats.
Also available: Home Safety Tips: 1 to 4 Years, and Home Safety Tips: 5 to 9 YearsSKU: 4-023