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Pool and Hot Tub Child Safety Facts and Tips Todaysbabies.com is always searching for new innovative child safety products and information to add to our website for our visitors and consumers. We have put together a list of facts and tips below, from the Concumer Product Safety Commission and our manufacturers about outdoor safety involving swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, lakes, ponds and indoor hazards such as bath tubs and toilets. Todaysbabies.com offers many innovative products to assure a safe environment for baby's safety and mom's peace of mind. If you have any questions, concerns or comments please contact Kimberly at info@todaysbabies.com. Our door is always open! |
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Consumer Product Safety Commission BACKYARD POOL: Always Supervise Children, Safety Commission Warns CPSC Document #5097 According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 350 children under five years of age drown each year in swimming pools, many in residential pools. The Commission estimates that another 2,600 children under age five are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year following submersion incidents. Some of these submersions result in permanent brain damage. Nationally, drowning is a leading cause of death to children under five. The key to preventing these tragedies is to have layers of protection. This includes placing barriers around your pool to prevent access, using pool alarms, closely supervising your child and being prepared in case of an emergency. CPSC offers these tips to prevent drowning: |
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Fences and walls should be at least 4 feet high and installed completely around the pool. Fence gates should be self-closing and self-latching. The latch should be out of a small child's reach. If your house forms one side of the barrier to the pool, then doors leading from the house to the pool should be protected with alarms that produce a sound when a door is unexpectedly opened.A power safety Pool cover -- a motor-powered barrier that can be placed over the water area -- can be used when the pool is not in use.Keep rescue equipment by the pool and be sure a portable phone is poolside with emergency numbers posted. Knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be a lifesaver.Learn CPR at your leisure by clicking here.For above-ground pools, steps and ladders to the pool should be secured and locked or removed when the pool is not in use.If a child is missing, always look in the pool first. Seconds count in preventing death or disability.Pool alarms can be used as an added precaution. Underwater pool alarms generally perform better and can be used in conjunction with pool covers. CPSC advises that consumers use remote alarm receivers so the alarm can be heard inside the house or in other places away from the pool area.Knowing how to swim doesn't make a child drown-proof. Never use flotation devices as a substitute for supervision. Diving injuries can result in quadriplegia, paralysis below the neck, to divers who hit the bottom or side of a swimming pool, according to CPSC. Divers should observe the following precautions: - Never dive into above-ground pools. They are too shallow.
- Don't dive from the side of an in-ground pool. Enter the water feet first.
- Dive only from the end of the diving board and not from the sides.
- Dive with your hands in front of you and always steer up immediately upon entering the water to avoid hitting the bottom or sides of the pool.
- Don't dive if you have been using alcohol or drugs because your reaction time may be too slow.
Improper use of pool slides presents the same danger as improper diving techniques. Never slide down head first - slide down feet first only. Always remove floating objects from a pool to reduce a child or pet's temptation to retrieve it.
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PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT A DROWNING. WATCH YOUR CHILD CLOSELY AT ALL TIMES. MAKE SURE DOORS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA ARE CLOSED AND LOCKED TO ALLOW GATE ALARMS TO WORK PROPERLY. YOUNG CHILDREN CAN QUICKLY SLIP AWAY AND INTO THE POOL.
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Children Drown And More Are Injured From Hair Entrapment In Drain Covers For Spas, Hot Tubs, And Whirlpool Bathtubs: Safety Alert The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has reports incidents including deaths in which people's hair was sucked into the suction fitting drain of a spa, hot tub, or whirlpool bathtub, causing the victims' heads to be held under water. The suction from drain outlets is strong enough to cause entrapment of hair or body parts, and drowning. Most accidents with drain outlets involve people with hair that is shoulder-length or longer. Hair entrapment occurs when a bather's hair becomes entangled in a suction fitting drain cover as the water and hair are drawn powerfully through the drain. In several incidents, children were playing a "hold your breath the longest" game, leaning forward in the water and permitting their long hair to be sucked into the drain. Here are some safety precautions to help prevent hair entrapment in your spa, hot tub, or whirlpool bathtub: - There is a voluntary standard for drain covers (ASME/ANSI A112.19.8M-1987) that should help reduce hair entrapment. Ask your dealer about drain covers that meet this voluntary standard.
- Keep long hair away from the suction fitting drain cover. Wear a bathing cap or pin hair up if you have long hair.
- Never allow a child to play in a way that could permit the child's hair to come near the drain cover. Always supervise children around a spa, hot tub, whirlpool bathtub, wading pool, or swimming pool.
- If drain cover is missing or broken, shut down the spa until drain cover is replaced.
Never use a pool or spa with a missing or broken drain cover. Be sure a newer, safer drain cover is in place. The new drain covers are usually domed-shaped. Instead of the old flat drain covers.Consider installing a Safety Vacuum Release System (SVRS), a device that will automatically shut off a pump if a blockage is detected.Have a professional regularly inspect your pool or spa for entrapment or entanglement hazards.Plainly mark the location of the electrical cut-off switch for the pool or spa pump.If someone is entrapped against a drain, cut off the pump immediately. Instead of trying to pull the person away from the powerful suction, pry a hand between the drain and the persons body to break the seal.
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