For children aged under 5 years old, home swimming pools are the leading location for drowning.
There were two key safety messages which were the focus of this survey:
The results revealed that among parents of children under 5 years old, there is a greater value placed on supervision than restricting access to this age group. Whilst 63% of respondents reported always supervising children around their pool in the previous month, only 45% reported always restricting access to their pool in the previous month. This is a major concern as statistics show that lacking either of these factors contributes to drowning deaths. RLSS Australia have previously published data following a 13 year study into drowning deaths in NSW. Looking at children under 5 years old who had drowned in a home swimming pool, supervision was completely absent in the majority of cases. Regarding access to the pools, data revealed that of those children who had drowned in this period:
This data confirms the absolute necessity of both constant active supervision and restricting access with compliant, well maintained fencing. Royal Life Saving Society’s Keep Watch Advice:
Author: Josephine Moss (Swim School Coordinator) Comments are closed.
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