Drowning Season In Arizona

                    This is Drowning season in Arizona 

        Yes, there is a Season for Drowning in Arizona and I'm Not  Proud of That

Even though drownings occur throughout the year in 2014 we are not having a good start.  Arizona has had more drownings in the first quarter of 2014 then we have had for many  years.

MYTH:  My child takes swimming lessons.  We don't need a pool fence.
                   Toddlers, Children, Teens and Adults who know how to swim drown every year
MYTH:  We can remove our pool fence when are children are a little older.
                   What about:  Your friends children, Your relatives children, your children s friends?
MYTH:  If we have a lock on the door...we don't need a pool fence.
                    Have you seen how cleaver children are?  A child will get old enough to get past locks.
MYTH:  My children are grown...I can take my pool fence down.
                    Does your neighbor have children?  What if they climb the fence into your yard?

Drownings are preventable.  How you may ask.....

AROUND POOLS:
                     Have a designated Water Watcher.  This person doesn't talk to anyone.  They are to watching and counting the people in the pool and those coming and going into the water. NO Phones ---NO Talking ---- NO Photos  NEVER SWIM ALONE.  It is not just toddlers that drown...Adults and Teens drown too.....EVERY year!

IN THE YARD
                       All buckets, containers, and  children's pools should be emptied when done using them.
IN THE HOUSE
                       Toilet lids should be locked when little children are around.  Pet water dishes should be emptied when babies and toddlers are around, buckets emptied when not being used, ALWAYS supervision when a child is in a tub.  It only takes two seconds.  Babies and toddlers are top heavy.  Every year children drown in toilets and other containers around the house and yard.