Florida always has great weather, which serves as an excellent reason to relax by the swimming pool. With the summer months quickly approaching, more and more residents and tourists will be enjoying the Sunshine State out on the pool deck.
To help increase pool safety, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives campaign released new 2011 TV and radio public service announcement to share a number of water safety tips that could help decrease the risks of a swimming pool accident in Fort Myers and elsewhere.
"As the summer swimming season approaches, our message to parents and caregivers is simple: stay safe in and around pools and spas by practicing as many safety steps as possible. This includes staying close to children at all times, knowing water safety skills like CPR, and ensuring anti-entrapment drain covers are installed in all pools and spas," said Inez Tenenbaum, Chairwoman of the CPSC.
Our Naples swimming pool accident attorneys urge all Floridians and tourists to be safe around pools when enjoying the outdoors and all that Mother Nature has to offer. As pool-related injuries continue to rise, everyone is urged to take the necessary precautions to preserve the safety of you, your family and your friends.
In the first few months of this year, there were 37 drownings and another 38 near-drownings reported across the U.S., according to the CPSC.
The PSAs have been released nationally to urge families to inspect their pool and spa areas and to adopt as many safety steps as possible to help eliminate causes of injury or death.
This Pool Safely campaign is the first attempt by the federal government at a national public-education effort to help reduce drownings and near-drownings.
"So many of the drowning and near-drowning incidents that happen every year are preventable and every drowning and near-drowning is a terrible tragedy," Tenenbaum said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 3,400 people died from unintentional drowning in the United States in 2007. Drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years.
If you are dealing with a South Florida swimming pool accident or other child injury, contact the Hollander Law Firm for a free and confidential appointment to discuss your rights. Fort Myers: (239) 337-7070. Boca Raton: (561) 347-7770. Naples: (239) 774-7779.
