A Topic Nobody Wants to Hear
Patricia Feager offers great advice to people regarding safety of children around swimming pools. This time of year when there are a lot of outdoor activities and summer swimming a plan should always be in place when going near a pool.
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A couple of days ago a two year old drowned in the swimming pool of her families home in Double Oak, Texas. I've been told there were several people in the pool at the time she drowned. Nobody noticed that she wandered into the spa and drowned until it was too late - everyone was too busy splashing around, having fun, schools out, lets have fun...
Such a tragedy! This is a topic nobody wants to hear. This isn't the first time this family suffered a loss so unthinkable, it is almost too much to bear. Her father was murdered by theives last year at the gas station that he owned. The father left behind a wife and seven children... now there are six. This little girl leaves behind her twin, siblings and mom who already has a broken heart that is so enormous, it is almost unimaginable.
Here are some things people really need to think about when they own a home with a swimming pool:
- Never leave a child or anyone who doesn't know how to swim alone, ever, not even for a second.
- Make sure pools and spas are operational paying particular attention to entrapments that can cause suction devices to fail the way they were intended under water.
- Check with your city ordinances and have a fence professionally installed at least four feet high and make sure it is in the best condition.
- Learn CPR and have an emergency action plan in place - post instructions near the pool and keep cell phones handy.
- Know where the children are at all times and have a buddy system in place at all times.
- Invest, maintain, and always have rescue equipment handy - everyone needs to know how to use them.
- Keep floatation devices that work around the pool at all times.
I'm a believer that children are angels here on earth - let's keep them here as long as we can.
This blog post was written by Patricia Feager, Keller Williams Realty and author has given permission to share and re-blog.
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