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- Never leave a child alone near a pool or hot tub for any reason.
- Constantly watch children in and near the water.
- If multiple adults are in the pool vicinity, designate a “water watcher” so everyone knows who is “on duty.”
- Avoid distractions while supervising–no reading or speaking on the phone–and stay alert.
- Establish pool rules and enforce them.
- Never play breath–holding games.
- Only allow appropriate personal flotation devices approved by the U.S. Coast Guard (no water wings or other inflatable devices).
- Keep children who cannot swim within arm's reach of an adult in the water.
- Never allow diving in water less than 9 feet deep. Keep your arms over head when you dive and steer up to the surface. Make it a safe summer.
- If you discover a broken, loose or missing drain cover, clear the pool or hot tub until it is repaired.
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- Educate children to stay away from pool and hot tub drains where hair or clothing can get caught. To guard against drain entanglement, have all long hair tightly secured.
- Do not allow swimming in an unlit pool at night.
- Have multiple barriers to any pool, including a fence at least 4 feet high with self-closing and self-locking gates and a latch that is out of children’s reach. If the home forms one side of the barrier to the pool, have an audible alarm for the house.
- Keep rescue equipment and a phone on the pool deck.
- Knowing child and infant CPR can be a lifesaver. Ask about CPR at your YMCA.
- In case of an emergency call 911. ▼
Make it a safe summer.
The National Safety Council has designated June as National Safety Month. Visit www.nsc.org/nsm/ for information on emergency preparedness, safe driving, poison prevention, falls prevention and much more.
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