Swimming Pool Safety

Aren't swimming pools wonderful? For me it's one of the nicest things about living in a warm climate. To look out onto a beautiful sparkling blue swimming pool is indeed a luxury to be enjoyed. Personally I love to spend hours by the pool, relaxing, swimming and having fun with my kids.
But, yes I'm sorry there is a BUT. Swimming pools can also be deadly. 100’s of children drown every year in swimming pools. Why? Well here’s what Bob Lyons from Safety Turtle says.
“Because the risk of accidental drowning is underestimated by adults of all ages.”
I agree 100% with Bob. People don’t realise the dangers and don’t realise just how quickly a child can drown.
A child can drown in less time than it takes to answer the telephone.
Shocking fact isn’t it?
Yet with a few simple precautions you can make your pool safe so that you and your family can enjoy your pool and stay safe.
Here are my top tips.
· Parents can’t be awake for 24 hours a day. Make sure that access to a swimming pool is blocked. Children have been known to wander to the swimming pool whilst parents are still sleeping. Installing a fence around the pool is one way to do this. Depending on the age of your child add safety gates around the house so that access to the pool is blocked.
· There are several excellent swimming pool alarms on the market now. There are alarms which detect movement in a pool should your child or someone else’s fall into the water or there are personal immersion alarms (anti-drowning alarms) which usually fit onto the individual child’s wrist. If they fall into water an alarm will sound. The personal alarms are a great solution if you are on holiday with a swimming pool close by.
· Teach your children to swim as early as possible. The first thing you should do is show them how to tread water in the pool and show them how to get to the edge of the pool and get themselves out. Calmly explain that if they ever fall into the water they need to stay very calm and remember what you have taught them. They should also shout loudly and clearly for HELP. Practice often.
· Once your child has mastered basic swimming skills, play pool games, diving games and races. All of these things when supervised will build your child’s strength in water.
· If your children have friends over or you have more than one child encourage them to be good buddies. Encourage them to watch out for each other in and around the pool.
· Children should never jump on, push or pull other children in the pool – Explain that this is dangerous and can lead to a child drowning.
· If your child spots someone in difficulty in the pool, explain to them that they should get out of the water and quickly attract attention to that person. They should never try to help themselves as they could easily get dragged underwater by someone else who is panicking.
Please always remember that although I have recommended the use of safety equipment there is no substitute for careful adult supervision.
Think of your swimming pool in the same way you think about your car. When you get in your car and go on a journey you put your seatbelts on and put your children in car safety seats. We do this automatically and then get on with enjoying the journey. Do the same with the pool, a few simple precautions and it’s ready to enjoy.
Have fun and STAY SAFE.

Safety Turtle Summer Offer

I have a fantastic summer offer. We pride ourselves on always offering great prices. This summer I am able to offer the SAFETY TURTLE BASIC PACK (1 base station and 1 wristband) for an amazingly low 175.00€ that's a saving of 12.00€ off our normal price.

This is a LIMITED TIME OFFER.

Our last delivery was for 50 alarms, we managed to get a great price and we've passed the saving on to you. The alarms are selling fast and I don't know how long this offer will last. I will try to get the same deal for the next order but I can't guarantee it. So to get this amazing offer you need to act now go straight to http://www.poolsafeeurope.com/ and buy your Safety Turtle Anti Drowning Alarm today. You'll not only be saving money, you'll be protecting your loved ones and saving lives.

Swimming Aids.

Swimming aids are a fantastic and fun way to develop a child's confidence in the water and help them to learn to swim. Below I have Listen a few of my favourite swimming aids but I want to take a moment to issue a word of warning. Swimming aids are never a substitute for parental/adult supervision. Whenever a child is in the pool it is absolutely vital that he/she is supervised. A swimming aid will NOT prevent your child from drowning.

Use the swimming aids as intended and have great fun.






I also recommend the use of arm bands for beginner swimmers. I have used them for both of my boys whilst learning to swim, they help build confidence and a love of the water. As your child improves you can let a little air out of the arm bands giving less and less support.

Remember that swimming aids are designed to be used with adult supervision at all times.

Stay Safe by the pool and enjoy.

Wholesale Offers Now Available!!!

Due to the current economical climate we have reduced our minimum wholesale order to just 3 base stations. I have secured a deal with the Safety Turtle in Canada to offer our European business's a fantastic offer. I'm not sure how long we will be able to offer this wholesale price, with my next order I may have to increase the price again.

We want to make sure that Safety is NOT cut back on to save money by providing you with our very best prices.

Please email me at pcmenorca@hotmail.com for more information and a full price list.

Keeping kids safe by the pool.

Safety Turtle Anti Drowning Alarm

Safety Turtle is a fantastic personal alarm system designed in Canada. A few years ago we were fortunate enough to become official distributors of the European model. We love this product and used it with our own son until a few years ago. My son is a fantastic swimmer now, but the peace of mind it gave us during those early years was unbelievable.
Let me tell you how the personal anti drowning alarm works. You get a base station which is about the size of a portable cd carry case. This goes into the house and is plugged into a normal electrical socket. The safety turtle wristbands, as you might imagine are shaped like little turtles. For our European market we have green turtles and blue turtles. The wristbands are completely sealed and childproof. The wristbands are strapped onto your child's wrist and locked in place securely using a special key. The wristbands are light and comfortable to wear (lighter than a watch). With each wristband comes a baby turtle (a miniature version of the one on the wristband), this baby turtle is pushed into a socket on the base station. With the baby turtle in place, the base station plugged in and the safety turtle wristband securely fastened to your child's wrist the alarm is working. If your child falls into the swimming pool now a shrill alarm will sound at the base station.
Any number of same colour wristbands can be used with just 1 base station, making this a cost effective and reliable to protect all of your children around the swimming pool.
The base staion covers an area of approximately 200ft (60m).
For more information and to purchase from the Safety Turtle range please go to:
http://www.pc-menorca.com/
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