Pool Alarm to protect the Ones You Love
How often do you pick up the newspaper or listen to the news and hear about a child who has lost his or her life to an accidental drowning? And how often are the events leading to the accident similar? The parent or parents were present but became preoccupied for several minutes only to discover the child missing. By the time the child is found, unfortunately it is too late. I don’t know about you, but my heart breaks whenever I hear about one of these scenarios. My mind wanders to my young grandson and I envision our family loosing him suddenly and I cannot even envision the pain.
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way in many situations. There will always be accidents- I not fool enough to believe every accident can be remedied. But for those pool owners, there is a real means of prevention in the way of a pool alarm. These alarms are cost efficient and when you look at the price compared to the loss that could be imposed, there is no price too high that compares to the loss of a child. According to the CDC, in 2007
– Children in the age group 1 year to 4 years old had the highest rate of drowning accidents.
– Of children in the age group 1 year to 4 years old, 30% of accidental deaths for the age group were because of drowning.
– Most of the drowning of children in the age 1 to age 4 age group happened in residential pools.
– Most of the children listed above were in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning accident.
Moreover, again most of the children listed above were only out of sight for approximately 5 minutes. Looking at these statistics, if you are a pool owner and have small children in the family or grandchildren, is there any question that you need to have a pool alarm for your family’s protection?
The Pool Protector Pool Alarm automatically alarms whenever anything falls into the pool be it a child, pet, etc. The remote receiver can be mounted in your home up to 200 feet from the main unit, so you can be in other parts of the home and still be alerted to the danger about to occur. The alarm is loud and pulsating to catch you attention and alert you to go to the pool immediately. Simple to use and simple to install-there is no question that any pool owner should have an alarm to protect against the accidents that could occur as outlined above.
No one understands better than parents who have lost a child, what pain it causes and how it changes their life. Most drownings occur when a pool is unattended and a child wanders off. With a pool alarm, an alarm system signals the pool owner that someone or something has entered the unattended pool, offering time to get to the pool and possibly save a child’s life before the inevitable happens.
This summer enjoy your pool and water fun, but use precautions and install a pool alarm so that when summer is over, you can look over the fun and have no regrets or heartbreak. Only fun and family and isn’t that what life is all about.
