"more children drown than die in fires or die on a bicycles. And yet we have cycle proficiency, we have fire training. We have adverts on national television about smoke detectors. You'll never see anything on television about drowning" What should you do if you find yourself drowning in cold water? Drowning kills 320,000 people worldwide per year but Mike Tipton says basic education in schools could transform this figure. He explains how he’s getting the word out on how to stay safe in the water. Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/SOLVE. Points of Interest: Professor Mike Tipton – Professor of Human and Applied Physiologyhttps://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/mike-tipton RNLI respect the water - https://rnli.org/safety/respect-the-water Respect the Water campaign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGsW22USnEg Float to Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gnYgOMpcA Follow latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve - https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazine Portsmouth Social Media Links-Facebook - facebook.com/universityofportsmouthInstagram -instagram.com/portsmouthuni/Twitter - twitter.com/portsmouthuniLinkedIn - linkedin.com/school/university-of-portsmouth/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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