Portable pools pose drowning risks for tots

A new Pediatrics study quantified the dangers that portable pools present to small children. About two dozen children, almost all under the age of 5, drown in portable pools each year, it reported. With summer approaching and portable pools becoming a more financially friendly option, this study, analyzing a total of 209 pool-related deaths from

A new Pediatrics study quantified the dangers that portable pools present to small children. About two dozen children, almost all under the age of 5, drown in portable pools each year, it reported. With summer approaching and portable pools becoming a more financially friendly option, this study, analyzing a total of 209 pool-related deaths from 2001 to 2009, warns parents of the risks they face.

USA Today, 6/20/2011

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