Putting alarms on the doors in your home or community facility is just one of the many ways you can prevent drowning and submersion incidents. Installing fences and gates in addition to putting pool covers on your pool and/or hot tub are also effective in deterring children from sneaking out to your pool or backyard.
As personal injury and wrongful death attorneys we have worked hard to ensure that parents, guardians and community pool operators keep their facilities as safe as possible in order to prevent tragic drowning incidents. We have represented families and individuals who have lost a loved one in such incidents and hope that our commitment to holding individuals accountable for maintaining safe facilities will help prevent such tragedies in the future.
It is generally very cheap and easy to install alarms on the doors that lead out to a pool or backyard. An alarm that lets parents and guardians know when their child has unexpectedly opened a door and entered the water can easily help prevent the child from drowning. Most drowning and submersion incidents occur in a child’s home because a parent or guardian doesn’t notice that a child has left their room or another part of the house and entered the pool area.
When installing a battery or electrical alarm it is important to remember to keep the keypad that controls the alarm out of the child’s reach. With the keypad, it should be easy for a parent or guardian to turn the alarm off when they are using the door and don’t want it to go off. Don’t hesitate to contact your local alarm installation company about being alerted when your children enter your pool area or backyard as soon as possible.