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A child can drown in just a few inches of water within seconds – often without any splashing or screaming.

Prevent a tragedy before it happens.

 

• Never leave a child unattended around water.
• Teach your child to swim at an early age – always have an ADULT supervising.
• Flotation devices or inflatable toys are not substitutes for supervision.
• Don’t mix alcohol and supervision of children near water.
• Enclose pools completely with a self-locking, self-closing fence, and don’t leave furniture around that children can use to climb over the fence.
• Never leave toys in the pool – children may be tempted to reach for them later.
• Be sure that the adult watching your child knows how to swim, get emergency help and perform CPR.
• Keep rescue equipment (such as life preserver or shepherd’s hook) and a telephone near the pool.
• Be sure to remove pool covers completely to reduce the risk of children getting caught underneath.
• Always drain and store in an upright position all plastic or blow-up wading pools after use.
• Secure the pool so that children cannot get back in after they are finished swimming.