An Ounce Of Prevention - Swimming Pool Fences

This is the story of a friend of mine, whose child drowned a few years ago after his birthday party. The parents had finished the party and locked the doors, which were also equipped with alarms. The child's aunt went outside to cook a hamburger on the barbeque. She opened the doors, disarmed the alarms and began to barbeque. She forgot to close the door when she went inside and the child went outside to the swimming pool and fell in. Fortunately, he was able to be revived and today shows no signs of permanent brain damage; however he went through months of intensive therapy. Years later the aunt continues to see a psychologist and continues in therapy because she feels responsible for the accident. This is a near drowning which easily could have been avoided by the homeowner installing a swimming pool safety fence around the swimming pool. A pool fence would have prevented the baby from accidentally falling into the water. Nothing prevents accidents like a swimming pool barrier.

From Ana Hernandez, Pool Guard of Miami/Dade:

Two months ago we installed a swimming pool fence at the home of a critical care nurse for Miami Childrens Hospital in Dade County, Florida. She told me, and I was surprised to learn, that every week, and more often in the summer, at least one child in Dade County, Florida is admitted to the trauma center at Miami Childrens Hospital due to either a drowning or a near drowning. Many of these cases are reported by the news services. Miami is a swimming pool prevalent area and a swimming pool barrier fence would prevent so many of these tragic drownings and near drownings. This critical care nurse told me that she would never consider moving into her new home without Pool Guard installing a pool safety fence at her swimming pool.