An 18-month-old girl was unresponsive after she was rescued from an Arizona swimming pool. According to The Arizona Republic, the Phoenix child swimming pool accident occurred at a home on North 32nd Avenue. Officials say the young drowning victim got out of the home by crawling through a doggy door. According to the report, the toddler was not breathing when fire crews arrived. She was given CPR and transported to the hospital.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 3,443, fatal unintentional drowning accidents in the United States in the year 2007. That accounts for about 10 fatal swimming pool accidents every day of the year. The report goes on to say that one in five fatal drowning victims is a child under the age of 15. Whenever a child survives a serious drowning accident there is a risk of brain damage that may result in devastating, lifelong disabilities.
It only takes a moment for a child to slip out of sight and enter a backyard pool. Home owners with pools have the responsibility of ensuring that their pool area is secure and that proper supervision is provided at all times. Every pool should have a gate which can be locked. When a tragic drowning accident does occur, the victim or the victim’s family may be able to pursue financial compensation for the losses they have suffered against a negligent property owner or caregiver.
The experienced Arizona swimming pool accident lawyers at The Breyer Law Offices P.C. have the necessary skills and resources to pursue financial compensation for the victims of drowning accidents and their families. Anyone who has suffered a loss in a swimming pool accident would be well advised to call our offices at 602-978-6400 for a free consultation.
