Abu Dhabi Police has identified five necessary steps to avoid children drowning in pools, confirming their interest in raising awareness and social responsibility to prevent children from swimming alone, and stated that raising awareness and social responsibility are the first line to address drowning accidents.
She explained that the first steps necessary to protect children are to place a safe fence around the swimming pools in homes so that children cannot enter on their own, and that the floor be anti-slip, and lock the doors leading to the pools that must be equipped with fixed ladders and metal handles distributed over its surroundings. She added that the second step is that parents are not busy with the phone or the virtual world while children are swimming, noting that within a few minutes a drowning accident may occur in the event of lack of alertness and proximity to children, and the third step is to wear swimming equipment and provide children with collars, tools and life jackets during swimming. She said that the fourth step teaches first aid, as parents, caregivers, older children and swimming pool owners should learn how to perform an immediate cardiac pulmonary resuscitation of the drowning before the ambulance teams arrive, and finally teach children the skills to survive in the water by teaching them lessons in swimming and learning skills Essential to water safety, including how to stand in the water, stay on the beach or near the edge of the pool.
The police stated that drowning children in swimming pools is one of the most common causes of sadness and psychological problems for parents and those around it, warning of indifference and ignoring safety instructions in this regard to protect children from drowning accidents.
Awareness and social responsibility are the first lines to deal with incidents of drowning.