For many years infant drowning has been among the leading killers of children between the ages of birth and 5 years. Sadly, for every child that
drowned, several more children were "near drowning" cases destined to be disabled for the remainder of their lives.
In almost 70% of the cases, the parents were at home supervising the child when the accident occurred. Frequently they recall that they had seen the
child just moments before the accident. Most often the parent or caregiver was very close to the child but rarely report hearing a splash or a cry for help.
Why weren't these children prevented access to the pool? Well in most cases, the families were unaware that Pool Safety Fencing existed. Pool Safety
Experts recommend that there be layers of protection from the house to the pool that alerts caregivers and prevents toddlers from gaining access to the
family swimming pool. These include:
Close parental supervision
Door alarms that sound when door is accessed
Self latching gates on perimeter yard fences
Child Resistant pool fencing
Swim lessons
CPR training
Pool Alarms
drowned, several more children were "near drowning" cases destined to be disabled for the remainder of their lives.
In almost 70% of the cases, the parents were at home supervising the child when the accident occurred. Frequently they recall that they had seen the
child just moments before the accident. Most often the parent or caregiver was very close to the child but rarely report hearing a splash or a cry for help.
Why weren't these children prevented access to the pool? Well in most cases, the families were unaware that Pool Safety Fencing existed. Pool Safety
Experts recommend that there be layers of protection from the house to the pool that alerts caregivers and prevents toddlers from gaining access to the
family swimming pool. These include:
Close parental supervision
Door alarms that sound when door is accessed
Self latching gates on perimeter yard fences
Child Resistant pool fencing
Swim lessons
CPR training
Pool Alarms
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