Winter Safety

Did you know?

• 15% of children who drown in North Texas do so in the winter months.

• Children who drown in winter months are more likely to have serious and adverse outcomes, such as brain damage or death.

• In fact, almost 8% of children who drown in cold weather have a fatal drowning compared to 2% in warm weather.

• Children who drown in the winter tend to be 2-3 years old and wander out of the home to the backyard pool unnoticed by caregivers, and are found too late.

Safety Tips

• If a child is missing, the first place you should always look is the pool followed by inside your car.

• Keep all doors and windows leading to the pool locked.

• Install barriers of protections:

  • Non-climbable fence

  • Self-locking gates/doors

  • Alarm that lead to the pool area

• Learn CPR.

• Enroll your kids in swimming lessons.

• Maintain your pool for visibility to the bottom and never leave toys in or around the pool.