CPSC, Firms Announce Swimming Pool Dive Stick Recall Because of
Impalement Risk to Children
Press Release # 99-127
Transcript
There is minimal audio for this video clip. People can be heard in the background. The picture sequence is as follows:
- Screen reading: "The following are shots of dive sticks in an in-ground and above ground pool. Most injuries have occurred in above-ground pools."
- View of dive sticks.
- Close-up of dive sticks.
- Close-up of dive sticks in and out of packages.
- View of dive sticks.
- Close-up view of dive sticks.
- View of a package of several different types of pool toys.
- Close-up of part of a package, which reads in part: "Dive-in sticks"; Sinking Sticks Weighted..."
- View of dive sticks.
- Dive sticks at the edge of the pool.
- Close-up view of four dive sticks.
- Several dive sticks at the edge of the pool.
- Close-up of dive sticks.
- Three dive sticks of a different kind.
- Close-up of the three dive sticks.
- View of two other dive sticks.
- Close-up of the two dive sticks.
- People sitting at the edge of the pool.
- Closer view of people sitting at the edge of the pool.
- View of dive stick in the water.
- View of dive sticks in water.
- Another view of dive sticks in water.
- View of two children, one of them throws a dive stick in the water.
- People standing at edge of pool.
- View of two dive sticks in the water.
- View of dive stick in the water.
- View of three dive sticks in the water.
- View of child throwing dive stick into pool.
- View of child throwing another dive stick into pool.
- View of people at edge of pool throwing dive sticks in.
- View of three dive sticks in water.
- Child and adult standing at the edge of the pool, child throws in dive stick.
- Close-up of child throwing dive stick.
- View of three dive sticks in water.
- View of one dive stick in water.
- View of two kids in a plastic pool.
- One child bouncing on edge of plastic pool and then bouncing into the water.
- View of child on the edge of plastic pool. Another child jumps in from behind and pulls the first one in.
- Two girls sitting on edge of plastic pool throwing dive sticks in.
- View of six dive sticks in the water.
- End