32 drowning deaths in the 4 and under age group during 2009 of which 84% were the result of a child falling or wandering into a backyard swimming pool. These are Australia’s shocking drowning statistics and, as disturbing as they are, the tragedy suffered by families as a result of pool-related accidents extends beyond the media’s portrayal of grieving parents and a small casket. For every one of these lost lives there are more than 4 emergency hospitalisations from near drowning and, of these hospitalized children, one will be left with permanent brain damage....