DROWNING DEATHS MAY BE PREVENTED—CALL SAN FRANCISCO WRONGFUL DEATH ATTORNEY NOW (Part 2 of 2)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have noted that the major risk factors of death by drowning include: lack of barriers and supervision, age and recreation in natural settings, alcohol use and seizure disorders. Although many children drown in swimming pools or lakes and rivers, a significant amount of children also drown in buckets, toilets and bathtubs. There may be a lack of awareness that children are able to drown in such areas, but a simple child lock on toilet seats can be an effective preventative measure.
In December 2007, there was a federal law called the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act which requires that public swimming pools update the drains in their pools to prevent swimmers from being trapped, injured or disemboweled in the drains. The new law requires these drains to be dome shaped, rather than flat, to decrease the amount of surface area that a swimmer can get sucked into. Although the law was put into effect in 2007, the government allowed a grace period of one year for public pools to comply. The deadline is approaching for these new drains to be installed. Approximately eighty percent of the public pools in the country still have not complied with the regulation.
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Want to learn more about death by drowning? See Part I: CHILDREN MOST AT RISK FOR DROWNING DEATHS—CALL SAN JOSE PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY NOW (Part 1 of 2)
