CHILD DROWNINGS

• Children under 5 years of age
• Unsupervised
• Cannot swim
• Fall into a pool or pool cover with water on top
• 75% are between the ages of 1 and 3 years old
• Toddlers - Behavior change
• 69% not expected to be near the pool, yet later found in the water
• 20 Seconds to drown. Less time than it takes to answer the phone
• 75% Missing from sight for less than 5 minutes
• For a child, drowning is not accompanied by loud noise or splashing
• DROWNING IS SILENT!
  

Drowning Numbers for Children

• 300 children under 5 years old in residential pools
• 2,000 children are treated in emergency rooms for pool related accidents

Costs Associated with Drowning

• $2,000 for a victim who recovers
• $80,000 for victim with brain damage
• Threat of Lawsuits and Millions of Dollars$$$

Prevent a Child From Drowning

• There is not substitute for Parental Supervision to prevent child drownings
• The "Buddy System" of two children does not work!!!

ADULT DROWNINGS

• Second largest category is male teens
• Drinking and diving
• End up in a wheelchair, if lucky.
• Alcohol and spas are a deadly combination
  Hot water and Liquor + sleep = Drowning in only three feet of water.

Pool and Spa Safety Tips

• Pools and spas are an “attractive nuisance.” Maintain a permanent barrier to entry that is non-climbable, self-closing, and self-latching. Keep gate locked when not in use.
• Do not place chairs or tables so that child can climb over.
• Sight lines to monitor the pool.
• Beware of standing water of top of pool covers
• Cover pumps or mesh safety cover
• Solar blankets or solid covers removed.
• Entrapment by the suction of a single main drain.
• Entrapment of hair, small arms, legs.
  

Visual Supervision of Pool

• Keep a phone near pool with Emergency numbers handy
• Have rescue equipment on hand
• DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR THE POOL
• Take a CPR class
• Inform your Guests about pool safety