Swimming Pool Safety Tips

If there’s a pool at your hotel, here are some helpful tips about pool saftey from the American Academy of Pediatrics:

“Make sure adults are trained in life-saving techniques and CPR so they can rescue a child if necessary.
Surround your pool on all four sides with a sturdy five-foot fence.
Make sure the gates self-close and self-latch at a height children can’t reach.
Keep rescue equipment (a shepherd’s hook — a long pole with a hook on the end — and life preserver) and a portable telephone near the pool.
Avoid inflatable swimming aids such as “floaties.” They are not a substitute for approved life vests and can give children a false sense of security.
Children are not developmentally ready for swim lessons until after their fourth birthday.
Swim programs for children under four should not be seen as a way to decrease the risk of drowning.
Whenever infants or toddlers are in or around water, an adult should be within arm’s length, providing “touch supervision.” “