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County death review team warns<br />
water, children can be deadly mix<br />
With childhood drowning<br />
as a leading cause of death<br />
among children ages 1 to<br />
14, the Shasta County Child<br />
Death Review Team (CDRT)<br />
would like to remind parents<br />
and caregivers that while<br />
swimming and boating provide<br />
hours of enjoyment and<br />
exercise for children…water<br />
and children can be a deadly<br />
mix.<br />
A drowning can occur in<br />
a variety of circumstances<br />
— during water recreational<br />
activities (such as swimming<br />
and boating) or when a young<br />
child is left unsupervised in<br />
the bathtub or near a pool or<br />
hot tub.<br />
Drowning, which can<br />
happen in as little as one inch<br />
of water, is usually quick and<br />
silent. A child will lose con-<br />
Simpson University business<br />
students scored in the<br />
75th percentile on the Educational<br />
Testing Service (ETS)<br />
field exam which is used<br />
across the nation by public<br />
and private higher education<br />
institutions.<br />
Graduating seniors in the<br />
business department, which<br />
includes degrees in business<br />
administration, management<br />
information systems and<br />
accounting, were given the<br />
assessment test in spring.<br />
The test assesses a student's<br />
knowledge of management,<br />
managerial accounting,<br />
and marketing skills and is<br />
designed to measure instruction<br />
and curriculum quality.<br />
The results were compared<br />
with the almost 150,000<br />
graduating seniors from hundreds<br />
of institutions who took<br />
the test nation-wide. Simpson<br />
University was one of 65<br />
institutions in the Council for<br />
Christian Colleges and Universities<br />
(CCCU) that partici-<br />
sciousness two minutes after<br />
submersion, with irreversible<br />
brain damage occurring<br />
within four to six minutes.<br />
In 2004, 87 California children<br />
ages 14 and under died<br />
as a result of drowning and<br />
317 children in this age group<br />
were hospitalized for neardrowning.<br />
In Shasta County there<br />
was one drowning and three<br />
near-drowning incidences<br />
from 2002 to 2004.<br />
Some safety tips from the<br />
Drowning Prevention Foundation:<br />
• Closely watch young children<br />
playing in or near any<br />
body of water.<br />
• Never leave a child unattended<br />
near water while you<br />
answer the telephone or doorbell,<br />
attend to another child or<br />
Simpson students above<br />
75th percentile on ETS tests<br />
pated in the ETS exam.<br />
Simpson University Assistant<br />
Professor of Business,<br />
Gary Schmidt, said "These<br />
test results show that we<br />
have quality curriculum. To<br />
put things in perspective, a<br />
competitive CCCU business<br />
school on the west coast<br />
looks for an average score<br />
for all students to be greater<br />
than the 50 percent of the<br />
national average. Students at<br />
Simpson University have far<br />
exceeded that."<br />
Simpson University, is<br />
located at 2211 College View<br />
Drive in Redding.<br />
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work on household chores,<br />
even for a few seconds.<br />
• At large gatherings, designate<br />
an adult to watch children<br />
who are playing.<br />
• Fence your pool on all<br />
four sides with a barrier that<br />
is a least five feet high. Move<br />
lawn chairs, tables and other<br />
potential climbing aids away<br />
from the fence. Any gate or<br />
door leading to the pool area<br />
should be self-closing and<br />
self-latching, opening outward,<br />
with the latch placed<br />
on the poolside and out of<br />
reach.<br />
• Install panic alarms on<br />
all house doors and windows<br />
leading to the pool area,<br />
automatic sliding door closers<br />
and an automatic safety<br />
cover over the pool.<br />
• Drain off water that accumulates<br />
on top of pool cover.<br />
• Keep rescue aids, such<br />
as poles and life preservers,<br />
on both sides of the pool.<br />
• All non-swimmers should<br />
wear approved personal flotation<br />
devices (life vests)<br />
when they are near water<br />
and especially near rivers<br />
and streams.<br />
• Swimming lessons do<br />
not ensure safety. A child who<br />
falls into water unexpectedly<br />
may panic and forget his or<br />
her swimming skills.<br />
Adults who serve as caretakers<br />
for children who swim<br />
should know how to swim<br />
themselves and also be certified<br />
to perform cardiopulmonary<br />
resuscitation (CPR) in<br />
an emergency.<br />
Immediate CPR could prevent<br />
death or massive brain<br />
damage.<br />
The Shasta County Child<br />
Death Review Team (CDRT)<br />
is an interdisciplinary team<br />
which reviews the death of<br />
THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWS • AUGUST 8, 2007 • PAGE 3<br />
children under the age of<br />
19 to determine cause and<br />
possible interventions in the<br />
future. For more information<br />
about drowning visit: www.<br />
usa.safekids.org/NSKW.cfm<br />
or www.drowningpreventionfoundation.us.<br />
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Bible Study 10 a.m.<br />
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Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m.