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Pool suction-drain injury, also known as suction entrapment, occurs when the drain of a wading pool, swimming pool, hot tub, or fountain sucks in a swimmer's jewelry, torso, limbs, hair or buttocks. In some cases of buttocks entrapment, victims are disemboweled .
Sec. 1404: Top Priority for Public Pool And Spa Owners/Operators All pool/spa drain covers manufactured, distributed or entered into commerce on or after December 19, 2008, must meet ASME/ANSI A112.19.8– 2007. All public pools and spas must be retrofitted with covers that meet the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8– 2007 standard.
A YMCA in Virginia is facing a $20 million lawsuit two years after a 5-year-old boy drowned in the deep end of the pool during a daycare program.
Pool drains: Swimming pools may have filtration systems that circulate the water. Filtration drains without covers, or too strong, can injure swimmers by trapping hair or other parts of the body, leading to immobilization and drowning. [75] Many small drainage holes are usually preferred to a single large one.
He was found in water about 9 feet deep, police said.
The Sangamon County Coroner confirmed Monday that a 7-year-old boy drowned in a pool at a home in the Indian Hills subdivision Saturday. The boy was unresponsive and submerged in the deep end of ...