What are some of the more common pool safety facts I should know?
The facts below are provided by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ("CDC"):
- A drowning can occur in only 2 inches of water.
- Near drowning can cause severe brain damage, memory problems and learning disorders.
- Near drowning can cause death at a later time due to complications of the chemistry in the lungs.
- About 350 children under the age of 5 drown in pools each year.
- Another 2,600 are treated in hospitals for near-drowning incidents.
- Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of death after auto accidents for children under the age of 5.
- Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of death for all children between the ages of 1 and 14.
- A majority of drowning accidents occur in backyard pools.
- In 2004 males accounted for 78% of accident fatal drowning.
- Of all the children under the age of 5, 26% of the annual deaths are the cause of accidental drowning.
- For those with seizure disorders, drowning is the number 1 cause of death. Most deaths occur in bathtubs.
- Alcohol is involved in 25% to 50% of teenage and adult fatal drowning accidents.
- Remember to use extreme caution when participating in any type of water recreation - whether you are swimming laps in your backyard, or out boating on a lake.
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