Avert Summertime Pool Tragedies and Faults

        Today there is an increase in the number of homes and hotels installing swimming pools, because they are fun, entertaining and a great place to come together and socialize, especially in the summer time, but having a large 6feet deep reservoir of water, can be dangerous, especially for the children and the elderly. In the U.S, nearly 300 children die from pool related incidents and 2000 are severely injured and have to be hospitalized form swimming in outdoor pool. If someone has drowned or has been seriously injured in your swimmingpool, then they must contact an experienced attorney for legal advice.

Constituents that Increase Drowning Risk

There are a number of constituents that increase the risk of drowning, parents and pool owners should assess these risks and take proper measures to prevent them. Backyard pools should have proper safety measures.

·       Lack of pool fencing and proper monitoring

There should a proper fencing around the pool in order to prevent children and toddlers from gaining access to the pool, when there is no adult supervision or care giver. There is an exponential decrease in the number of accidents in a swimming pool that is fenced on all four sides, compared to swimming pools with no barriers.

·       Lacking the utilization of proper equipment

Certain life saving swimming equipments like jackets and floaters are used to stay afloat while swimming can prevent drowning accidents.

·       Alcohol Intoxication while swimming

Consuming alcohol is bad for health not only that it can cause balance problems as well, and swimming while drunk, is a very bad decision, since the lack of balance and coordination can cause the alcoholic swimmers to drown in the pool .

·       Seizers, Epilepsy and other conditions.

People with seizures and epilepsy may go through one of their episodes when they are swimming, such people should be regularly monitored when they are in the pool.

 Prevention

·       People should learn to swim properly and safely in the pool.

·       Set up fences around the swimming area of the pool.

·       Do consume alcohol when or during the time in the pool.

·       Properly supervise children, teens and people with seizures and other rare diseases before they get into the pool. People should consider these things before they search pools for sale.

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