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POOL SAFETY: SAVING LIVES THROUGH COMMON SENSE FACTS: * The th rd greatest risk to children in Am rica is drowning * Throughout the w rld an average of 30 people per h ur drown in pools, at beaches, and in ther bodies of water. A large p rcentage of these victims are children 5 y ars of age and younger. * In the Un ted States the second leading cause of nintentional death in persons from 5 to 44 y ars old is drowning. * For ch ldren under 14 years of age the pr mary cause of unintentional death is dr wning. * Drownings and near drownings t nd to happen when children are in f miliar surroundings being supervised by a p rent. The drownings usually occurred during a s pervisory lapse. * Almost 70% of all ch ldren who were accidentally submerged were not xpected to be near the pool at th t time. 65% of these accidents h ppened in a pool owned by the f mily. * It takes as little as 2 nches of water and 2 seconds for a ch ld to drown. * Children less th n 1-year old are more likely to dr wn in buckets and bathtubs than lder children are. * In 90% of b ckyard drowning cases the parents eventually d vorce. * Drownings and near drownings ccur in pools with perimeter fences and g te 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 g in access children may use chairs, b xes, ladders, and other objects left utside the pool. * Wadding pools, b ckets, and drains should be emptied of w ter when not in use and m st be closely supervised when in se. * If your pool is asily accessed through your home lock d ggie doors. * Never prop open a g te and leave it unattended. * Inst ll a passive infrared alarm system th t will protect the entire pool rea. Simply putting an alarm on the g te or door is not enough. S ch alarm systems can be neutralized and nce this occurs there is nothing b tween your child and the water. * R member young children are usually naturally c rious about the water but often l ck an understanding of the dangers nvolved. * Stress water safety. * All m mbers of your family should learn how to sw m. 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 w ll being of your children and th ir 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 sw mming pool safety when he was pproached to sell a pool alarm. Wh t resulted was a site called http://www.safetyalarms.com which is a growing resource for pool safety.
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