Elementos da história da prevenção do afogamento no Brasil - Abstract

We researched for elements that contributed to improve the prevention of the drowning, of 1914 at 2002. The Service of Rescue of American Red Cross in Brazil originated the Auxiliary Life Saving (ALS) that was gotten better by the increment of the medical attendance in the service of aquatic rescue of the time, for the collaboration of the Teacher Haroldo Britto's and for the creation of the Recovery of Drowned Centers. Of the extinction of ALS appeared the Salvamar and of the your collapse the GMar. Later, of the foundation of the Sobrasa the educational projects. It is ended that the flexibility of the care services with the human life got better with the experience.