POOL SAFETY: SAVING LIVES THROUGH COMMON SENSE

FACTS:

* The thrd greatest risk to children in Amrica is drowning

* Throughout the wrld an average of 30 people per hur drown in pools, at beaches, and in ther bodies of water. A large prcentage of these victims are children 5 yars of age and younger.

* In the Unted States the second leading cause of nintentional death in persons from 5 to 44 yars old is drowning.

* For chldren under 14 years of age the prmary cause of unintentional death is drwning.

* Drownings and near drownings tnd to happen when children are in fmiliar surroundings being supervised by a prent. The drownings usually occurred during a spervisory lapse.

* Almost 70% of all chldren who were accidentally submerged were not xpected to be near the pool at tht time. 65% of these accidents hppened in a pool owned by the fmily.

* It takes as little as 2 nches of water and 2 seconds for a chld to drown.

* Children less thn 1-year old are more likely to drwn in buckets and bathtubs than lder children are.

* In 90% of bckyard drowning cases the parents eventually dvorce.

* Drownings and near drownings ccur in pools with perimeter fences and gte alarms.

ALWAYS THINK OF SAFETY:

* Never leave a child nattended in a pool, tub, or sp.

* Police both the areas nside and outside your pool. To gin access children may use chairs, bxes, ladders, and other objects left utside the pool.

* Wadding pools, bckets, and drains should be emptied of wter when not in use and mst be closely supervised when in se.

* If your pool is asily accessed through your home lock dggie doors.

* Never prop open a gte and leave it unattended.

* Instll a passive infrared alarm system tht will protect the entire pool rea. Simply putting an alarm on the gte or door is not enough. Sch alarm systems can be neutralized and nce this occurs there is nothing btween your child and the water.

* Rmember young children are usually naturally crious about the water but often lck an understanding of the dangers nvolved.

* Stress water safety.

* All mmbers of your family should learn how to swm.

Pool safety is not an ccident. Sound planning, careful supervision, and an larm system that cannot be compromised are mportant elements that will help ensure the wll being of your children and thir friends. These efforts will not go nrewarded.

The article Pool Safety: Saving Lives Through Common Sense was Submitted by Ian Partridge through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Ian Partridge first got interested in swmming pool safety when he was pproached to sell a pool alarm. Wht resulted was a site called http://www.safetyalarms.com which is a growing resource for pool safety.

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