Oliver Otter, You Otter Be Water Wise

Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Oliver Otter, You Otter Be Water Wise is a water-safety program that teaches important water-safety rules to young children and adults. The program's goal is to prevent death and disabling brain injuries resulting from drowning or near drowning by teaching children and adults the importance of following good water safety rules.

The Oliver Otter safety program was developed by the staff of the Children's Health Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

The death of a child is devastating to a family. Many "near drowning" children survive with results that can be just as heart breaking. Often the lack of oxygen, for even a few minutes, can lead to severe brain injury. It is even more devastating when it could have been prevented.