Summer Swimming Pool Advise From The US Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC’s Pool Safely Campaign Leader, Nikki Fleming talks with Mark Alyn providing tips for swimming at home, especially since due to ongoing public health concerns about the coronavirus, summer swim season will likely look a bit different this year. Fleming shares, “Hundreds of children die each year in pools and spas. We need to do more because drowning is still the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1-4, and the second leading cause of death for children ages 5-14. Of additional importance is the fact that minority communities continue to face unique water safety challenges with 64 percent of African-American children and 45 percent of Hispanic children possessing poor swimming ability, compared to 40 percent of Caucasian children. This puts minority children at greater risk of drowning.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/late-night-health-radio--2804369/support.