Category Archives: Drowning and Pool Accidents
Avoiding Injury from Ocean Rip Currents
Rip currents are produced by water draining from the beach and back out to sea. Waves come in to the beach, water gets trapped behind sand bars and funnels out through a narrow opening. At times, it drains at a tremendous, … Read More »
Hot Tub Safety – Avoiding Legionnaire’s Disease
Without proper maintenance, hot tubs and spas become little factories for the mass production of bacteria, including the organism that causes Legionnaire’s Disease. Read more to learn what you can do to protect your health and avoid contracting this serious disease. Read More »
Child from Carmichael Dies in Backyard Koi Pond
About 3 weeks ago, the Sacramento Bee published a tragic article about the death by drowning of a 2-year-old child from Carmichael. It is believed that the 2-year-old drowned while staying at a relative’s home in South Natomas. The little … Read More »
Pool Drains and the Law
Vibrant and beautiful eleven year-old Virginia Graeme Baker (goes by Graeme) and her sisters attended a swim party at a friend’s house during the summer of 2002. During the party, Graeme was found sprawled at the bottom of the hot … Read More »
