When adults become preoccupied, children are at risk. Enforce the rules. Instruct baby sitters about potential pool hazards to young children and about the use of protective devices, such as door alarms and latches. Emphasize the need for constant supervision. If a child is missing, check the pool first.
Seconds count in preventing death or disability.
Go to the edge of the pool and scan the entire pool, bottom and surface. Install a fence to separate your house from the pool. Most young children who drown in pools wander out of the house and fall into the pool. The fence should be 5-feet high and completely surround the pool. The fence must completely separate the pool from the house and the play area of the yard.