swimming pool safety

His Safety Turtle system includes a locking wristband, designed in the shape of a colorful turtle that is worn on the child’s wrist. The wristband instantly detects immersion in water and sends a radio signal to a base station in the home, sounding a loud alarm. The Safety Turtle is designed so that rain and spray from lawn sprinklers won’t trigger the alarm, but a toddler wading into a pool or lake will. “Safety Turtle is the only alarm that works in a shared pool setting,” Lyons says. “And wherever the child goes, Safety Turtle follows.” Swimming pools are a lot of fun. But they can also be deadly places for young children. Each year, among children ages 4 and under, there are approximately 400 residential swimming pool drownings and 3,000 near-drownings in Canada and the U.S., according to public health figures.

The best protection against such a tragedy is the constant supervision by the parent or adult, Lyons says. Homeowners should also secure their swimming pool, ideally with a four-sided pool safety fence with self-latching gate.

The backyard swimming pool is the ultimate centerpiece for family recreation, it is also the single most hazardous zone for toddlers and young children."