Five million above-ground swimming pools were recalled due to a drowning risk for toddlers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported nine drowning deaths of children aged 22 months to 3 years caused by access via footholds created by compression straps. Even when parents removed ladders, toddlers still managed to enter the pools. Drowning is the leading cause of death for young children aged 1-4, primarily occurring in home pools. This recall emphasizes that removal of ladders may create a false sense of security.
About five million above-ground swimming pools have been recalled due to toddler drowning risk, following nine drowning deaths involving children aged 22 months to 3 years.
The toddlers gained access to the pools through exterior compression straps, which created a foothold that allowed them to climb in, even when ladders were removed.
Drowning is the leading cause of death for young children between ages 1-4, with approximately 87% of these deaths occurring in home pools or hot tubs.
Parents' removal of pool ladders provides a false sense of security, as young children can still climb into the pool using support straps.
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