Pediatric Drowning Prevention Presentation

Atlantic City, NJ - Oct. 17, 2008 - The Founder of Infant Swimming Resource, Dr. Harvey Barnett, delivered "A Behavioral Approach to Pediatric Drowning Prevention" to the physicians, nurses and staff at the Atlanticare Regional Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. Barnett educated the attendees about the prominence of the tragedy, what has been tried to solve the problem and why those efforts have failed. He presented the structure of the only comprehensive drowning prevention strategy that has a 100% effectiveness record in the last 4 decades and spoke about what plans are being implemented in the future. The audience was very attentive and appreciative for the presentation. New Jersey joins 17 other States as those where pediatric drowning is the primary cause of death for children 4 years of age and under. At the hospital where the presentation was made, the introduction was made by Dr. Alex Axelrad, Medical Director, Trauma. He told the audience that the ER in just this hospital alone, had seen 10 cases of pediatric drowning and near drowning in 2008.

Turning Pain into Prevention

Great Falls, VA - Sept. 24, 2008 - There was great success at the second annual Birdie Invitational golf tournament, named for the 2-year-old son Brad and Amy Davis lost to a swimming-pool drowning a little more than two years ago. Amy and her husband started the Trevor "Birdie" Davis Water Safety Foundation to help prevent what had happened to their family from happening to others. In January of this year, the foundation began paying to have ISR instructors trained in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Three have been trained, and two are already teaching. "It’s more than a swim class. Way more," she said. Support for the Great Falls couple’s effort has been strong, particularly in the Great Falls community. More than a dozen Great Falls businesses helped to sponsor the tournament, which sold out again this year with 144 golfers.
Click HERE to read the full story. You can also find out more about the Water Safety Foundation on our Community of Caring Section.

New Class Teaches Infant Swimming Safety

Washington, DC - Sept. 14, 2008 - A new pool safety class in our area could save your child's life. It's called Infant Swim Resource and one local woman fought to get it taught in this area after her own child died at a neighbor's pool party. FOX 5's Allyson Wilson has details.
Click HERE to watch the full story.

Two year old saves herself from drowning in jacuzzi - Bay News 9

Manatee County, FL - August 11, 2008 - Helena Dunham did it by floating on her back. Dawn Dunham says her little girl recently learned the life saving move at Infant Resource Swimming lessons in Manatee County. Self rescue, so if they fall in the edge they turn around and grab the edge; they fall in fully clothed, they can handle the weight of a diaper or shoes. Click here to watch the News Coverage.

ISR adds another layer of safety

Maryland, Virginia, D.C. Area - July 30, 2008 - Pool fences, pool alarms, pool covers, constant supervision by the parents. Those are really really important. This is just another layer of safety on top of that in order to keep kids as safe as they can possibly be. In just 21 seconds a child can be in danger of drowning. A family from Potomac, MD lived through that tragedy and its because of their loss that the ISR program was launched here in the Baltimore, Washington area. Click here to read the full article and watch the video.

Técnica que salva vidas

Puerto Rico - July 25, 2008 - Dos maestras certificadas hablan de los beneficios del método 'Infant Swimming Resource'. Vea la secuencia de técnicas para sobrevivir. A los niños de seis meses a un año se les enseña a virarse y flotar. Mientras que a los niños de uno a seis años, se les enseña la secuencia de nadar, virarse y flotar para descansar y respirar, volver a virarse y llegar al borde. Presa Aqui para leer mas. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

Infant Swimming Resource at the Folsom Aquatic Center

Folsom, CA - June 12, 2008 - Michele Kane is live at the Folsom Aquatic Center where a program called Infant Swimming Resource teaches safety and survival skills to children as young as 6-months. Click here to watch the video.

Despierta America: Bebes aprenden a flotar en el agua

Coral Gables, FL - June 3, 2008 - Bebes aprenden a flotar y salvar sus vidas gracias a un metodo que un hombre ha perfeccionado. En un mes, aseguran que los ninos aprenden a flotar y a respirar en el agua. Presa Aqui a mirar el video. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

NBC Today Show: Can infants learn to swim?

Coral Gables, FL - May. 14, 2008 - A program for infants 6 months and older aims to protect them from drowning by teaching them swimming skills. NBC's Amy Robach reports from Coral Gables, FL.
Click HERE for more information about ISR on the Today Show.

Telemundo: Bebes aprenden a flotar en el agua

Coral Gables, FL - May. 14, 2008 - Bebes aprenden a flotar y salvar sus vidas gracias a un metodo que un hombre ha perfeccionado. En un mes, aseguran que los ninos aprenden a flotar y a respirar en el agua.
Presa Aqui a mirar el video. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

St. Louis Moms: Infant Swimming

St. Louis, MO - May. 19, 2008 - There's a program designed to teach your baby how to survive in water. Chuck Teasly is the Master Instructor and was on the show with a live demonstration. Phone: 314-SURVIVE
Click HERE to watch the full story.

Infant Swim Program Teaches Babies to Survive in Water

Cleveland, OH - May. 14, 2008 - A toddler slips out of the house and heads for the family swimming pool. The boy falls in the water, and sinks, but something amazing happens next. Instead of drowning, he flips on his back, floats to the top and cries for help. Participate in a LIVE chat on myFOXCleveland.com with the founder of the program Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Click HERE to watch the full story.

Wish TV 8: Saving Little Lives

Indianapolis, IN - May. 5, 2008 - Startling video showing a toddler alone and falling into a swimming pool is making its rounds on the Internet. Instead of the worst happening, the toddler turns himself onto his back and floats face up so he can breathe.

A Call to Parents Everywhere: Infant Swimming Resource Releases New Website

Winter Park, FL - Sept. 8, 2006 - Infant Swimming Resource, an organization teaching baby aquatic survival skills and drowning prevention classes, has released their newly redesigned, resource-rich, website featuring an instructor locator and demonstrative footage of swimming babies.

Having a firm grasp on their goals at ISR, they discovered much of their business was derived through word-of-mouth and through people finding their website. With this in mind, as a mission-critical action they knew they needed to improve the look and functionality of their website. LevelTen went to work developing a strategy to assist in increasing their reach through a fully redesigned website with a new look and feel conveying the warmth, compassion, and professionalism of the nearly 40 year-old organization.

Additionally, on the site visitors can use the ISR instructor locator by typing in his or her zip code to find the closest instructor within a 100 mile radius and register for classes. LevelTen also incorporated ISR's select achieve of class footage into fully streaming, low bandwidth videos, suitable for playing directly on the new site.

Click HERE to read the full story.

 

ISR on 700 WLW

Cincinatti, OH - ISR's Dr. Harvey Barnett speaks on 700 WLW radio station with DJ Bill Cunningham about drowning prevention.
To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

2theadvocate.com: Class teaches infants skills to keep them from drowning

Feb. 10, 2008 - Infant Swim Resource, a program that teaches survival swimming skills to children as young as six months, recently began lessons in Baton Rouge. Thornton brought her sons John Collier, 4; Brooks, 2 1/2 ; and Graham, 9 months.

After about three weeks of daily lessons, Thornton watched as instructors placed an upside-down Graham underwater, and he quickly surfaced, turned on his back and breathed normally while he floated.

There is just kind of an added peace of mind, she said. We still are vigilant watching our kids around water, but there is one more layer of protection.

Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Health Matters: Features Dr. Harvey Barnett

Jan. 31, 2008 - Drowning for children under the age of four years is an epidemic in the United States. In Florida, Arizona, California and Texas, drowning is the No.1 cause of accidental death for that age group; and nationally, it ranks second only to automobile accidents as the most prominent cause of accidental death.

Harvey Barnett, Ph.D. discusses his method of using unique sets of prompts and procedures designed to teach both the verbal child and the non-verbal infant survival swimming skills. Series: Health Matters

Click HERE to watch the broadcast video.

 

Tragedy In Broward County Sends Wake-Up Call

Miami, FL - Jan. 17, 2008 - This past week Broward County FL was hit with a double drowning. Wednesday's drowning of two children in Broward is a wake-up call for parents throughout South Florida. In just an instant, two innocent lives were lost Wednesday. Two girls, ages four and three, were found face down in the back yard pool of a Sunrise home, while mother and aunt were inside. The number of children drowning under the age of five is increasing every year. That's why officials say parents must take action now. Infant Swimming Resource instructor Kate Eckert explains ISR Self-Rescue techniques "We begin at six months by teaching the children how to rotate from facedown to face up in the water from such that they can get on their backs, get a breath, relax, float and be safe. And wait for an adult to come get them."
Click HERE to read the full article and watch the news broadcast video.

ISR In Washington

Redmond, WA - Nov. 1, 2007 - Every year, roughly 25 children in Washington State die from drowning. King5.com News discusses the effort taken by Infant Swimming Resource in the Seattle area. During the article King5.com interviews a parent about ISR that has experienced a child-drowning in the family. "It's why she believes so strongly in Infant Swimming Resource for her own son. When 15-month-old Finn is flipped into a pool, fully-clothed, he floats to the surface, face up, within seconds. For his mom, the skill speaks for itself." Click HERE to read the full article.

Swim Classes Focus on Infants - Florida Today Newspaper

Merritt Island, FL - Nov. 2, 2007 - Florida Today speaks with a mother that almost lost her son in a pool drowning accident after leaving him unattended for only a minute. After which, the mother took action and enrolled her child into Infant Swimming Resource Self-Rescue lessons. ISR uses methods that focus on infants and young children. Babies ages six to twelve months learn breath control, correct floating posture and the skills to attain a back float and remain floating for varied periods of time. Click HERE to read the full article.

South Florida's Local 10 News Features ISR

Coral Gables, FL - Oct. 26, 2007 - According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 1,500 children in the U.S. die from drowning every year, while many more are left permanently impaired. South Florida's Local 10 News features ISR and discusses the use of it's self-rescue techniques to teach children how to survive in the water. Click HERE to read the full article.

KTAR Interviews Dr. Barnett

Arizona - Oct 15, 2007 the Arizona radio station KTAR 92.3's Ankarlo interviewed Dr.Harvey Barnett from Infant Swimmming Resource. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

Can Swimming Early Mean Reduced Lung Function Later in Life? - iParenting

iParenting.com features an article that discusses the controversial results of a recent study from Belgium focusing on baby swimming lessons causing Risk of Allergic and Respiratory Diseases Later in Childhood. Many experts, including Dr. Harvey Barnett of ISR offer their expertise in demonstrating that this is not the case for baby swimming lessons, and that the conclusions drawn by the study are very far from truth. Click HERE to read the full article on iParenting.com.

Infants Can Be Taught To Float At Early Age - CBS Denver

Denver, CO - Sep. 24, 2007 - CBS Denver Anchor Ericka Lewis talks to Dr. Harvey Barnett in an interview about ISR and the infant swimming techniques. The feature expresses the importance of baby swimming survival techniques to prevent child drowning. Click HERE to read the full article and watch the video featured by CBS Denver.

Minimize Risks for Drowning - Denver Post

Denver, CO - Sep. 11, 2007 - The Denver Post published an article informing parents about the additional steps they should take to help prevent child drownings. ISR's founder Harvey Barnett shares drowning prevention tips to help educate parents. Click HERE to read the full article featured in the Denver Post.

ISR's Community of Caring Responds to a Tragedy

ISR Instructors will provide free water-safety lessons to children of Homestead Police Department employees. The offer is a response to a child drowning in Homestead only a few weeks ago. Click HERE to read the full article featured in the Miami Herald.

Infant Swimming Resource Featured in Fox News Miami

MIAMI, Fla. - August 28, 2007 - Fox News discusses the child drowning in Homestead, FL. They interview ISR's founder Harvey Barnett, and instructor Kate Eckert to discuss the need for a child drowning prevention program like Infant Swimming Resource. Click HERE to read the full article.

YMCA of Greater Miami Partners with Infant Swimming Resource for Swim Lessons

MIAMI, Fla. - August 8, 2007 - Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), the safest provider of self-rescue swimming lessons for babies and toddlers from six months to four years old, announced today its working partnership with the YMCA of Greater Miami through the support of a generous grant from The Children's Trust. ISR's self-rescue swim lessons will be offered at the Downrite Park YMCA beginning August 13, 2007. In November, the program will expand to the Homestead Family YMCA in Homestead, Fla. Taught by certified Instructors, ISRs swim lessons will now be available to families throughout Miami-Dade County.

You can read the full announcement HERE.

What Parents are saying about ISR and Swimming on iVillage.com

Many parents are sharing their ISR experiences on iVillage.com. Click HERE to see what they're saying about infant swimming lessons, and infant drowning prevention.

Pediatric Grand Rounds at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center

AZ - March 27, 2007 - Dr. Harvey Barnett spoke at the Pediatric Grand Rounds at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center about a behavioral approach to pediatric drowning prevention. You can watch this video by using the following links: Windows Media Player / Real Player

9NEWS Coverage on ISR Wins Award

Denver, CO - 9NEWS featured a story on ISR and has won a Colorado Broadcast Association award (CBA) under the general news category. It has also been entered for an Emmy in the Heartland region, and an award within the Gannett company. Click KVOA Website to see full details on this story.

ISR on 92.9 Mountain

Tucson, AZ - ISR's Dr. Harvey Barnett speaks on 92.9 The Mountain radio station about drowning prevention. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

ISR Featured in Tucson News Stories

Tucson, AZ - Infant Swimming Resource is featured in a segment of KVOA Channel 4 News of Tucson, Arizona. The news story covers ISR's program success and dedication to the prevention of child drowning. You can read the article and watch the video from the KVOA Website.

KOLD Channel 13 News of Tucson, Arizona also features ISR in a television news segment. You can watch the video from the KOLD Website.

ISR on NPR

On March 15, "State of Affairs" on National Public Radio Station WFPL in Louisville, Kentucky aired a program on infant safety.  The show is hosted by Julie Kredens.  The guests were Michael Howard, M.D. of the Pediatircs Department from the Medical School at the University of Louisviile and Dr.Harvey Barnett from Infant Swimmming Resource. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.