Child Drowning is becoming a serious public health concern.

Thousands of children die in public and private pools every

year.

Although adult supervision and swimming education are

more emphasized

They don’t always ensure the safety of your children.

Did you know that 69 percent of accidents occurred under

adult supervision?

Not all adults are able to rescue victims

Or administer CPR to save their l ives.

Swimming lessons reduce the risk of drowning

48 percent of drowning victims could actually swim

50 feet or more.

58 percent could even swim continuously for at least a

minute.

Adult supervision is not enough to prevent drowning

incidences.

Children are at st i l l r isk of drowning even if there are

hundreds of people present.

They are also at r isk even if they received formal

swimming lessons and have excellent ski l ls.

Accidents can happen no matter how prepared you are.

The best way to reduce risk of child drowning

This should combine adult supervision and child education

Environment modif ication is the instal lation of pool safety

equipment.

These include self- latching pool gates,

which keep the children from going into the pool

unsupervised.

Coverstar electronic pool covers,

which prevents children from gett ing in contact with water.

And poolside alarm systems,which alert adults when

children have entered the pool area.

Despite the effectiveness of these equipment, however,

They only enhance the drowning prevention strategy

The effectiveness of the drowning prevention plan

Stil l , the strategy can make a difference.

I t can prevent tragedies and