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According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 85% of the children who drown each year do so at their own or a friends' pool. The majority of these drownings can be attributed to momentary lapses in parental supervision combined with the lack of proper pool safety barriers.

The consumer Product Safety Commission suggests installing a fence or other barrier, completely around the pool.

According to the U.S. Lifesaving Association, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death in the United States, and the second leading cause of death for people ages 5 to 44. For children ages 1 to 2, drowning is the leading cause of injury or death.

Some startling statistics*
•	In California, Arizona and Florida, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in and around the home for children under the age of 5.
•	75% of children involved in swimming pool submersion or drowning accidents were between 1 and 3 years old.
•	Most of the victims were being supervised by one or both parents when the swimming pool accident occurred.
•	Nearly half of the child victims were last seen in the house before the pool accident occurred. In addition, 23 percent of the accident victims were last seen on the porch or patio or in the yard.
•	Fewer than 2 percent of the pool accidents were a result of children trespassing on property where they didn't live or belong.
•	Pool submersions involving children happen quickly. A child can drown in the time it takes to answer a phone call. 77 percent of the swimming pool victims had been missing for five minutes or less when they were found in the pool drowned or submerged.
•	Pool drownings are silent deaths. It is unlikely that splashing or screaming will occur to alert a parent or caregiver that a child is in trouble.
	* Consumer Product Safety Commission