| Aug 01 |
Pools lacking safety features contribute to children’s deaths
Even in shallow ends, pools may be too deep for some children to stand with their head above water, and many pools also have a deep end of more than six feet. Pools also may lack sufficient means, such as ladders, for children or anyone to climb out of the water readily. In nighttime hours, pools also may be poorly illuminated, if they’re lit at all, making it harder to spot a swimmer in distress. And most pools don’t tend to have lifeguards, but if anything just a sign alerting you to what’s already obvious: No lifeguard on duty. (more…) |
Are swimming pools inherently dangerous places? Try asking the 24 Houston children who have drowned in pool accidents so far this year — two more than in all of 2007. Their silence speaks volumes.