
Understand the basics of life-saving and CPR so that you can assist in a pool emergency. Teach children basic water safety rules and make sure they are followed.
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Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim. Share safety instructions with family, friends and neighbors.

If a child is missing, look for him or her in the pool or spa first. Have lifesaving equipment such as life rings, floats or a reaching pole available and easily accessible. Have a telephone close by when you or your family are using a pool or spa. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to avoid entrapments. Adults can take turns being the water watcher. This person should not be reading, texting, using a smartphone or otherwise distracted.

Never leave a child unattended in a pool or spa and always watch children closely around all bodies of water.ĭesignate a “water watcher” to supervise children in the pool or spa. Nursing home: 35,600 complaints flooded New York amid COVIDīear attack: Boy Scouts scare off intruder while camping in HarrimanĬOVID: New York cases up 5% upstate wave recedesĪhead of Memorial Day weekend, as many people open their pools with summer on the horizon, here are some tips for pool and swimming safety from the Office of Children and Family Services: A majority of pool injuries in New York involve children younger than 3, according to the New York State Department of State, and the state Office of Children and Family Services said about 33 children die from drownings each year.
