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"  Summer&amp;#039;s here and you&amp;#039;re probably looking forward to logging in hours at the beach and pool. While a day in the sun is one of life&amp;#039;s pleasures, it&amp;#039;s essential to practice sun safety and water safety rules. Being vigilant about keeping children safe in and near the water is particularly crucial. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just kicked off its Pool Safety Campaign, a national program to educate families (as well as pool owners and operators) about safety steps that should be taken to prevent drowning and injuries in pools and spas. According to the CPSC, from 2007-2009, there were an estimated 4,200 pool or spa emergency department-treated submersions for children younger than 15; and children between the ages of 12 to 35 months represented 47 percent of those injuries. At the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, we have long been advocates of water safety and, with that goal in mind, have conducted safety evaluations of pool alarms and gatesas well aswater toys. Here are four important steps you can take to keep your kids splashing and safe. 1. Take a class in CPR. This training will teach you how to perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver. 2. Make sure that your swimming pool, or the pool at any home you plan on visiting, is completely surrounded by a fence that&amp;#039;s at least 4-inches high. 3. The gate on the fence should be self-closing and have an alarm so that if your child figures out how to open it, you&amp;#039;ll be alerted before he or she ends up in the water. (Do your research before buying an alarm. When we tested pool alarms not all activated when something was thrown in the water. Read our report to find out which ones do.) 4. Don&amp;#039;t assume wading pools are safe because they are shallow. Children can drown in a few inches of water so watch children who are playing in these and make sure to empty them each night. 5. Make sure a responsible adult is watching children in the pool or at the beach at all times. Stay safe and enjoy the Memorial Day weekend! For more, check out our summer safety coverage: Fun in the Sun, Pool Safety Legislation, Safe Kids Swim Gear and How to Protect Kids from Lead Toys.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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