Pool of Facts
Posted by Swimming Pools - 14/02/09 at 04:02 amPool of Facts
Found at swimmingpoollaws.net is a comprehensive research done by the safety commission of the United States Consumer Product or CPSC in the locales of California, Florida and Arizona disclosed facts and figures surrounding the circumstances of submersion deaths and injuries in children 5 years of age and below.
The results at swimmingpoollaws.net revealed that 75% of submersion victims were 1-3 years old, 65% of whom were boys. Accordingly, toddlers were more at risk because of their ever-changing capabilities and attempts at autonomy particular to their age group. Interestingly, swimming pool laws were somehow being followed as most victims were being supervised by one or more parent at the time of the accident. Moreover, these children were not expected to be near the pool 69% of the time and yet they were discovered in the water. Most of these submersion accidents happened in a familiar place—in swimming pools owned by the family (65%) and in pools owned by a relative or a friend (33%). One finding reinforces how quickly submersion accidents can happen. It was said that a child can drown in the time it takes to answer a phone call and that these children had been missing in sight for merely 5 short minutes or even less than that. The child’s survival solely depends on prompt rescue and resumption of breathing since a precious second lost could lead to damaging the brain or worse, death. The US CPSC research calls parents and pool owners to observe swimming pool laws, especially since child drowning is a silent and fast death where there are no signals, like splashing, that would indicate trouble. More information could be found at swimmingpoollaws.net.
