HELPFUL HINTS TO PREVENT WATER ACCIDENTS:

• Teach your children to swim.
• All parents, babysitters, and guardians should be certified in CPR and First Aid.
• Have a telephone within reach at all times when in or around the pool.
• Always watch your children - never assume someone else is watching them.
• Check the pool first if your child is missing - every second counts.
• Teach your children to never swim alone and to ask an adult to watch them swim.
• Remove all toys from the pool and pool area after every use, so children are not tempted to reach out for them.
• Enter headfirst only when the area is clearly marked for diving and has no obstructions.
• Keep rescue equipment near the pool.
• Take precautions with pool covers - children may try to walk over or swim under. They should be removed completely before swimming so children cannot swim under the cover.
• Clean pool water ensures sanitary conditions and high visibility.
• Use layers of protection: pool fences, self-closing and self-latching gates, dead bolts on doors leading to pool, pool alarms, alarms for the doors and windows leading to pools, safety covers for the pool.

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