Articles
on Swimming Safety, Pool Safety and Safe Swimming practices give us tips on safe swimming
and safe parenting around the pool. From Pool Rules to CPR, what you need to know to have
a safe pool. What the experts are saying about swimming pool safety alarms, pool barriers
and safe swimming. Pool safety tips.
Reports
from various agencies dedicated to drowning prevention are useful to see what we have
learned from their studies on pool safety equipment, pool barriers or "layers of
protection" along with pool alarm comparisons. Reviews on Pool Safety Legislation
enacted and proposed all across the U.S.
Statistics
tell us who is at the highest risk for drowning potential. Sad as they can be, such
drowning statistics and pool accident data can be an important motivation for preventing
swimming pool drownings.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? We live and breathe swimming pool safety. Pool Safety
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Quick Statistics on Drowning |
69% of the drowning
incidents occurred while one or both parents were responsible for supervision
10% were adults
other than the parents of the victim
14% were baby
sitters
7% were siblings
77%
of the children had been seen in the last 5 minutes before being found
46% Were last
seen in the house prior to being found in the pool. Of these, 15% were
thought to be sleeping
39% of the people
responsible for supervising the child were doing chores
18% were
socializing
9% were on the
telephone
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