There have been two recent swimming accidents in the Atlanta area, providing strong approaches on the dangers of drowning than summer.

A 51-year-old Buford man drowned recently when the fish into the Chattahoochee River back. A 4-year children infant managed in a different event type an apartment complex swimming pool area and fell into the pool. The infant is now in a coma and on life. Apparently, the gateway to the pool remained unlocked.

It gets hot and humid here in Atlanta and very Georgia, so one swimming is great way to get relief from the heat and to have some fun with friends and family. Swim or spend time in the water in General, whether it is in a pool, are Lake, River dangerous, especially for children or. The U.S. consumer product safety Commission (CPSC) is that his public service announcements this year for 2011 release, to hear on the radio and television shown are. These announcements to provide the public information about security steps, that can take it while in the water. She hope, by the people more aware that they save some lives.

There were 37 already drowning and 38 in the vicinity drownings in our country and we are only in the first 6 months of the year 2011. Probably one of the most dangerous areas for children is in particular a swimming pool. Each year 300 children under the age of 5 are taken the and more than 2,000 children in the age of 5 in the Hospital of ERs injuries according to the CPSC.

The costs involved, if a person for flooding is treated injuries can be significant. You can be as low as $2000 for a victim, which not severely injured to hundreds of thousands of dollars for victims, suffering brain damage, and chose to stay for a longer period of time in the hospital.

Sunbelt statistics

The CPSC did some research in the fields of Sunbelt such as California, Florida and Arizona, where a lot of swimming pool use it is. Here is what resulted in the study:

About 75 percent of the flooding victims were boys at the age of 1 until 3 years old with 65 percent of this group. 69 Per cent of children were not expected to near the pool according to adults. They believed that the children anywhere other than the pool were, when the accident occurred. occurred 33 percent of the incidents happened 65 percent of accidents in the swimming pool of the victim by the pool of a friend or relative. was 75 per cent of the victims child for less than 5 minutes when the accident occurred, is missing.

Security measures

One of the most important preventive measures, incidents can be taken in relation to the swimming pool is the installation of barriers. Obstacles can come in the form of fences, walls, gates, safety covers and/or door alarms. None of these security measures are to take place which the adequate oversight nor should it be invoked, security opening be absolute. What they can do, is offer a degree of protection to a parent to give if they lose a child more time and you need to before there is a swimming pool accident.

Fences

Sometimes a whole yard is fenced, which means that the House is part of the case. If this is the case, the House should have to warn door alarms on it to a parent when the child has left the boundaries of the House. It is sometimes less dangerous to have a second fence around the pool itself within the backyard fence.

What kind of fence is installed it must be at least 4 metres in height or more, and should not climbable. If it should be vertical strips in the fence then the space between the slats less than 4 cm apart, so a child's head through the spaces between the fence planks. It is also important to ensure that goal in order at all times and that it closes completely and each time the ties. The lock should be at least 54 inches from the floor of the gate.

Door alarms

There is a choice between battery and electrically driven alerts. To make a loud, audible sound, opens a door to the outside of the House. A keyboard can be installed, can the adults leave to regulate the alarm for the input and the House.

Power pool safety covers

The ASTM is the Organization, the service standards governing these covers. They require that a cover to withstand the weight of two adults and a child. This allows for a rescue someone should fall on the cover. Covers must be able to shed water, as it never all standing water left above should be on the cover. Can these covers are electrically powered and easy open and close the pool completely cover. You prohibit access to the pool of children.

Swimming pools

A homeowner should remove or lock steps and ladders, if the pool not is use to prevent access.

Swimming lessons

A further important safeguard is register your children in swimming lessons, as soon as they development policy can take part. These are just some of the ways that can help you prevent accidents swimming pool. None of these in the place of the supervision of adult children at any time to a pool. Drowning and pool can accidents often happen to be done in minutes. Adults must at all times place socialize, talking on cell phones, do tasks or alcohol drink pay attention. If your child is the victim of an accident of swimming and is due to lack adult supervision while swimming is your child somewhere else, or to secure a pool in front of the access by young children, then contact the swimming pool accident lawyers Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law.

The Georgia swimming pool accident lawyers Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, has been help victims swimming pool in Atlanta and the State of Georgia since 1984. We are all Georgia customers including, but not limited to, Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, Warner Robins and all small and rural towns in the State. Call us today for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333), or visit us on the Internet at www.montlick.com.  No matter where you are we are only a phone call away.

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