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Swimming Pool Safety Information

Drowning happens quickly and without warning. There is no cry for help.

77 percent of the children had been seen 5 minutes or less before being missed and subsequently discovered in the pool.

Who was in charge of child supervision at the time of drowning?

• 69 percent of the accidents occurred while one or both parents were responsible for supervision.

• 10 percent were adults other than the parents.

• 14 percent were sitters.

• 7 percent siblings

What was the location of the drowning?

• 65 percent were in a pool owned by the child's family.

• 22 percent at a relatives

• 11 percent happened at a neighbor's.

Where were they last seen?

• 46 percent WERE LAST SEEN IN THE HOUSE prior to being found in the pool. Of these, 15 percent were thought to be sleeping.

• 23 percent were last seen in the yard, porch or patio, not in the pool area. That's a total of 69 percent that were thought not to be in the pool area.

• 31 percent were last seen in the pool or surrounding area.

What activity was the person responsible for supervision involved in at the time of drowning?

• 39 percent were doing chores.

• 18 percent socializing.

• 9 percent were busy on the telephone.

Please click here to read about Consumer Product Safety Commission Pool Safety Guidelines

Pool Resurfacing, Inc.

67 Buck Road

Suite 140 Box B-43

Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006





800-676-8528