Pool Safety - Childhood drowning

Pool Salety Facts, Tips, and Solutions to Avoid Children Drowning HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM? 390 children drown a year 75 58° /0 are under 5 occurred in pools 226 involved in 293 of the re- ported fatalities were younger than 5 years old. ground pools A POOL IS 100 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO KILL A CHILD THAN A GUN O HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? 69% 77 46% One or both parents Were seen five min- Were thought to utes before being found in the pool. were responsible for be in the house be- supervising the child. fore being found. HOW CAN IT BE PREVENTED? LAYERS OF PROTECTION LOCKS AND ALARMS ON DOORS AND WINDOWS PARENT SUPERVISION POOL SAFETY FENCING RESCUE EDUCATION: SWIM LESSONS, CPR, ETC. LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE FOR MORE INFORMATION: POOLFENCE.COM COPYRIGHT 2012