Safety tips for your next trip to the pool
Summer fun often involves lounging around a pool. But don’t be tempted to nap while the kids are playing. Follow these tips to be proactive about preventing pool-area accidents.
- Adult supervision: Make sure an adult who knows CPR is always carefully watching kids in or near the pool. If at all possible, do not leave the task of watching younger children to older children.
- Safety vests: Keep life vests that are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard on hand. Anyone who is not a strong swimmer should wear one. Air-filled swimming tools are not adequate substitutes.
- Fences: Fences do more than serve as a great back up to a security system. They also help keep children out of the pool when they’re not under your supervision. Surround your pool with a fence that’s at least five-feet-high and closes securely on its own. Keep the gate closed at all times and never prop it open. Also, keep furniture away from the fence so kids won’t be tempted to climb over it.
- Post-swim clean up: Clear any toys from around the pool so children won’t be tempted to retrieve them without your supervision. Also secure the gate so they can’t get back into the area.
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