Safety First- Child Safety Wenatchee Home Inspection Services

Many of the current codes are based on safety issues. And many of these safety codes are aimed at keeping our children safe. But when it comes to safety we all have to do our part.

The world can never be a completely safe place but if you are aware you can limit your risk.

Here is a great website for child safety in and around the home.
http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/

Here is a page for drowning prevention- 

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/big-kids/at-play/drowning-prevention.html

Here is an excerpt of the facts sheet from the resource page on drowning prevention.

Key Facts

• Since 1999, an average of more than 815 children ages 14 and under have died as a result of unintentional drowning each year.

• In 2008, 745 children ages 14 and under died from unintentional drowning.

• Since 2001, an average of more than 3,700 children sustained nonfatal near drowning-related injuries each year.

• In 2009, more than 5,000 children sustained nonfatal near drowning-related injuries.

• Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 and under.

• From 2006 to 2008, each year there have been approximately 5,100 pool- or spa-related submersion injuries treated at emergency departments and 383 pool- or spa-related deaths among children ages 14 and under.

• Children under 5 years of age represent a majority (76 percent) of reported fatalities and almost 80 percent of emergency department-treated submersion injuries.

“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind”

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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