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Tips On Saving Children From Drowning

Shannon Weidemann
Shannon Weidemann
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Posted by Shannon WeidemannJuly 15, 2008 5:54 PM
Tags: drowning, pool safety
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The Southwest Florida Drowning Prevention Committee wants to share some safety tips to help protect children from drowning this summer. They believe that every family that owns a pool should have drain safety covers, life jackets, pool alarm, and a self-closing and self-latching gate.

Even a floatation device can only do so much. Experts say what they won't do is replace a parent's set of eyes while kids are walking around poolside.

"An adult needs to watch the child totally undistracted by any other jobs or activities," said Diane Diane Holm of Lee County Public Safety,

Children like to explore and officials say two-year-old boys are the most at-risk when it comes to drowning.

Lee County has had a near record number of drownings this year, a sober reminder to parents to keep their children safe. Most drownings occur when both parents are in the area. It doesnt even take a pool for a child to drown. A bucket with an inch of water is a potential drowning hazard. Be on the lookout for hazards in your home.

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Bob Lyons
Posted by Bob Lyons
July 16, 2008 10:36 AM

There is no silver bullet to eliminate child drowning. But its about time we reached a consensus on adult supervision. A toddler with access to water is only safe during actual moments of eye contact with a caregiver. Drowning is quick and silent. Broken eye contact equates or opens the door to caregiver distraction.

How many times have you seen a toddler escape supervision, even for a few seconds? That’s the number of times a drowning could have occurred, absent a restraining barrier or immersion alarm. There is no substitute for supervision, but it's far from a complete solution.

That’s why the US Consumer Products Safety Association says: “Supervision can and does fail.” and “Layers of protection work.”

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