Drowning
Risk Factors
If you possess 2 or more of these
factors, you and your family may be at risk for a water-related incident in and around
your home.
New
Parents or Caregivers
New owners of a swimming pool
New residents to the area
Resident of an apartment complex or
community where the swimming pool is not securely fenced and pool alarms are not used
Multiple children around the swimming
pool
Alcohol/Drug use by caregivers
Lack of barriers (fences) or safety
precautions around the pool (No
toys, climbable furniture, ladders, etc. near fence or pool)
Other water hazards around the home
without safety features (buckets, bathtubs, toilets, ponds, fountains etc.)
Underestimate the mobility and
ability of a toddler
MOST CRITICAL FACTOR Breakdown in supervision or a lack of
focus when children are present. You cannot watch the child and do chores at the same time.
(Or answer the phone, or Run upstairs, Or downstairs, or answering the door...)
REMEMBER - 2 SECONDS IS TOO LONG!
Drowning is SILENT
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