Some homeowners who have a big swimming pool and plan to have a big party decide to hire a lifeguard from a company such as WaterWaves. These temporary lifeguards are invaluable for making sure everyone stays safe. In some cases, the party will mainly or entirely consist of young children, and the homeowners may not feel comfortable having full responsibility for watching the kids in the pool every second. In other cases, the party will focus on adults, but there may be some alcohol involved along with the potential for raucous behavior. Having a private lifeguard or two on the scene puts everyone’s mind at ease.
Nobody wants to think about the risk of drowning or to imagine it could happen at their home. Nevertheless, taking a clear look at the statistics is important. It indicates how frequently this heartbreaking type of incident occurs, even when people think they have the situation totally under control. Young children in particular are at risk, since they are likely to be less coordinated and less skilled at swimming than the older kids, teenagers and adults are. A child may not have the chance to holler for help or to wave his or her arms. The incident may be entirely silent. Other little kids may think their friend is playing underwater or just goofing around. They may not want to get this friend in trouble or become alarmed unnecessarily, so they don’t call for help. A disaster can happen in a matter of a few minutes.
For this reason, Private lifeguard Services are especially recommended whenever a big gathering of young children will be at a residential swimming pool. Parents typically wouldn’t think of letting their little kids swim in a public swimming area without any lifeguards, but they don’t tend to recognize the potential and similar problems that can occur at home. They might feel that since they can swim, and may even be expert swimmers, that’s enough to avoid a catastrophe. However, it’s very difficult for an adult attending the gathering to monitor every child in the pool at all moments unless he or she is a fully qualified lifeguard and is spending the day doing that job.