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For many years infant drowning has
been among the leading killers of children between the
ages of birth and 5 years. Sadly, for every child that
drowned, several more children were "near drowning"
cases destined to be disabled for the remainder of their
lives.
In almost 70% of the cases, the parents
were at home supervising the child when the accident occurred.
Frequently they recall that they had seen the child just
moments before the accident. Most often the parent or
caregiver was very close to the child but rarely report
hearing a splash or a cry for help.
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Why weren't these children prevented access
to the pool? Well in most cases, the families were unaware that
Pool Safety Fencing existed.
Pool Safety Experts recommend
that there be layers of protection from the house to the pool
that alerts caregivers and prevents toddlers from gaining access
to the family swimming pool. These include:
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Close parental supervision |
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Door alarms that
sound when door is accessed |
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Self latching gates
on perimeter yard fences |
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Child
Resistant pool fencing |
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Swim lessons |
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CPR training |
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Pool Alarms |
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Each of the items listed are useful,
and certainly play their part in swimming pool safety,
but as you'll learn during our training phase, only one
is recognized as an effective tool in keeping the toddler
away from the potential source of danger, giving the parents
time to react .
As recognition for this product grows, cities and counties
around the country are placing into law the need for an
effective Barriertm between the residence and the pool.
Where this tactic has been employed, toddler drownings
have been reduced substantially. As a Pool Barrier™
Dealer you'll become an expert and a guide to Pool
Safety!
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