How To Make Your Pool Safe For Kids

Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental injury-related death among children ages 1 to 14 and leading cause of accidental injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4 according Safe Kids Worldwide.
According to a recent study, nearly nine in ten drowning-related deaths occurred while a child was being supervised. Children ages 4 and under have a drowning death rate more than three times greater than other age groups and account for 80 percent of home drowning.
Children can drown in as little as one inch of water and are therefore also at risk of drowning in wading pools, bathtubs, diaper pails, toilets, spas and hot tubs.
Most children who drown in swimming pools were last seen in the home, had been missing from sight for less than 5 minutes and were in care of one or both parents at the time of drowning.
Protecting children from drowning or becoming submerged in a backyard swimming pool requires more that a single safety device or barrier. Providing layers of protection is the recommended guidelines by the CDC.
For doors that open out onto the pool area, it0s a good idea to equip them with an alarm. When the door is opened, after about […]

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