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The Seraph Safety Mission whitepaper and public materials are grounded in Arkansas child fatality review reporting, national surveillance (CDC / NCHS), CPSC safety information, peer-reviewed evidence on bathtub submersion incidents, and applicable federal consumer product safety standards.

Note: Some evidence on supervision-lapse patterns comes from peer-reviewed data outside Arkansas. We use it to inform program design and messaging, while Arkansas ICDR reporting anchors the state context.

Arkansas (primary evidence base)

  1. Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review Annual Report: 2025 Report Reviewing Deaths from 2023
    Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review Program (2025)
    Arkansas Children's Injury Prevention Center / Arkansas Department of Health
  2. Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review Program Annual Report (Deaths Occurring in 2021 Reviewed)
    Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review Program (2023)
    Arkansas Department of Health / Arkansas Children's

National surveillance (CDC / NCHS)

  1. Drowning Data
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026)
  2. Drowning Facts
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026)
  3. Unintentional Drowning Deaths Among Children Aged 0--17 Years: United States, 1999--2019 (Data Brief No. 413)
    National Center for Health Statistics (2021)
  4. Drowning Facts (CDC Stacks PDF)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024)
  5. Drowning Increases in the U.S. (Vital Signs)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024)
  6. Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States (Media Statement)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024)

Peer-reviewed evidence (bathtub submersion patterns)

  1. Pediatric hospital visits for unintentional drowning in bathtubs in Central Texas, USA
    Johnson, Ryan M. and others (2025)
    DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00597-7

Consumer product safety / regulatory context

  1. In-Home Drowning Safety Information Center
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (n.d.)
  2. 16 CFR Part 1226 --- Safety Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers
    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (n.d.)
  3. Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers --- Business Guidance
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (n.d.)
  4. Small Parts Ban and Choking Hazard Labeling
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (n.d.)
  5. Safety Standard for Magnets --- Business Guidance
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (n.d.)