June 26, 2014

Pool Safety Tips

The Department of Consumer Protection’s (DCP) website provides some tips on how to prevent pool accidents, including children drowning.  Among other things, DCP recommends that:
  1. a responsible adult (who knows CPR) watch young children at all times,
  2. owners secure and lock the backyard pool area,
  3. children always swim with someone else, and
  4. parents provide the child with swimming lessons.
As DCP points out, these recommendations reflect research on the causes of pool accidents, which include (1) lack of swimming ability, (2) lack of barriers around the pool, (3) lack of supervision, and (4) failing to wear life jackets when boating.
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