An Ounce of Prevention

When it comes to pool safety there was never a truer clich� than an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is one case where preventing a pool accident is the one and only answer.

Drowning is the only cause of childhood deaths that can be 100% prevented. You can inoculate a child against disease, but you can't totally prevent disease from happening. You can put a child in a child safety seat, but you can't totally prevent a car accident. That's why drowning is the leading cause of death among children under the age of five years in the United States. Conversely, drownings and near drownings CAN be prevented with the use of a pool fence place correctly around a swimming pool. When pool fences are installed around a family's backyard swimming pool, a complete barrier is created between a small child and the pool which remains in place 24/7. When correctly installed a swimming pool safety fence with a self-closing, self-latching, walk-thru gate, a baby, toddler or small child can safely be outside at any time of the year and not have access to the swimming pool; therefore, drowning accidents can't occur.

The American Society of Pediatrics recommends a 4' high pool safety fence, with a self-closing, key-lockable walk-thru gate be placed around any pool where a small child spends time.

I have attended meetings of POND - an acronym for Parents Of Near Drownings. Ask any parent who has gone through this horrible experience and without fail they will tell you that given the opportunity to go back in time they would have installed a pool safety fence and self-closing gate. To a person they will tell you that they never thought this life-changing accident could happen to them and their child.

Remember - every pool accident can be avoided and every child can be kept safe around a swimming with the installation of a pool fence. It's the most important ounce of prevention available.

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