Media Release: Armidale Pool Owner Charged with Manslaughter after Toddler Drowning Following the tragic death of an Armidale toddler days after a near drowning in May, it has now been reported that the owner of the property on which the pool was located has been charged with manslaughter. It is alleged that the pool at […]
Six Years since Near Drowning and Hypoxic Brain Injury
9 April… Today marks six years since Samuel’s near drowning and resulting hypoxic brain injury. It is six years that has come with a lot of heartache and has included many, many challenges. Challenges that have continued to show Samuel’s strength, tenacity and fighting spirit. Alongside the heartache and challenges of dealing with his complex […]
Drowning, Non-Fatal Drowning, Near Drowning – Is there a difference?
When talking about drowning and trying to make a distinction between those that die and those that survive following a submersion there have always been some problems associated with the language used. There have been multiple terms associated with drowning, and different ways of describing the outcomes associated with a submersion. In this post we […]
Drowning – Three bathtub deaths in two weeks
Bathtub drowning deaths contribute to horror start to 2012 A number of recent child drowning deaths have occurred in bathtubs, contributing to the horrific start to 2012. Two deaths in Sydney in two days A nine month old baby died after drowning in a bathtub at Illawong in Sydneys south on Jan 14, followed by […]
Near Drowning – Good news stories or fuelling public misconception ?
Drowning / Near Drowning a horror start to 2012 Around the country since the start of 2012 children have lost their lives in backyard swimming pools, baths, rivers and dams around the country and there have been numerous near drowning incidents. The NSW Ambulance service alone has reported that they have responded to 54 near […]
