Water Safety

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Children and water can be a fatal combination. Drowning is a quick, silent event. A child can drown in as little as two inches of water.

The good news is, this does not have to happen to your child! Drowning deaths can be prevented if the
right action steps are taken.

	Watch your child in and around water. If your child turns up missing, check bodies of water first.
	Place pool safety barriers between your child and the pool. Pool safety barriers can buy you time if your child gets out of your sight and heads towards the pool.
	Assign a “Water Watcher,” who knows how to swim, to watch over children in the pool during parties.
	Place a phone, life-saving ring and shepherd’s hook at poolside.
	Learn infant/child CPR.
	Remove toys in and around the pool when the pool is not in use.
	Flotation devices such as water wings are considered toys and should not be used as a substitute for watching your child.
	No one is drown proof! Do not assume that your child is safe just because he or she had swimming lessons.
	Water should be drained out of buckets and wading pools when they are not in use.
	Never leave a child unattended in the bathtub or count on a baby bath ring or seat to keep your child safe.