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Scary Moments next door - UPDATE

jujujuju Member Posts: 6,321 ✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
The baby is going to be fine. The hospital is going to monitor her for a day or so for posible infections from the water in her lungs but otherwise she is fine.
The department of children and families is investigating. As they always do here in Florida when stuff like this happens.





Was working at my computer when my wife heard someone screamming for help. Went outside and my neighbor was in hysterics,a realitives of theirs small baby was found floating in the pool. I ran inside as helped as best I could untill the paramedics arrived. Baby was breathing when they took her away.

Neighbors didnt have a clue what to do except sream for help, hadnt even called 911, my wife did that.

Kinda shook up right now.

JuJu(who says, if ya got kids, watch then every second)
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  • bsallybsally Member Posts: 3,165
    edited November -1
    #1 killer of children under the age of 5 in the US is drowning. Good going Juju, ya done good.
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  • iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    Funny thing is I have 2 kids (5 and 2) and no gate on the deck to my pool. Of course, its in the back yard with my chows, and I've always figured that the chows would be more dangerous than the pool. So no gate on the pool, but double dead bolts on the 3 doors that lead out back, and the side gates are chained and padlocked. Makes it a pain to go out for me, but hey, at least no major cosmetic surguery or gettin wet to worry about...
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  • tacking1tacking1 Member Posts: 3,844
    edited November -1
    glad all seems ok....have a 5 YO 3 YO and an 8month...you just gotta watch em!
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, after they get home y'all need to have a serious talk.
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  • COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
    ...sad adults don't watch out for the young'ns. At MINIMUM, everyone can get a pool alarm, best a fence...and SUPERVISION...how much is your's, or another child's life worth? Little ones need to be watched, close. Sounds like the baby and family were lucky ya'll were home...[;)]






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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Your neighbors are very lucky to have good neighbors.
    Good for you!
    Ed
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Please update us if you get a chance.
    Thanks.
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One more attaboy for your collection. Don
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I remember seeing an interview with an obviously intoxicated Lee Marvin back in the 60's.

    Marvin, who was a Marine during WWII, was seriously wounded at Saipan and, when pressed, described lying alone for many hours before assistance reached him. He stated this is where he learned that yelling for help is the most useless activity in the world when there's no one there to hear you.

    Good thing your neighbors had someone there.
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  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    Used to do a little life guarding for the State Beaches here years ago.

    We were once told something that I never forgot - and later verified
    if just in case the gal was mistaken. She wasn't.

    You might want to pass it around to your friends with pools.

    Some kids who fall into pools drown EVEN IF THEY KNOW HOW TO
    SWIM!

    Someone looked into it about 20 years ago and found that when fully
    clothed, kids often are so shocked at falling into the water, dressed,
    they take a sudden breath from amazement and surprise! If their
    mouth happens to be below their waterline they take in two lungs
    of water and pass out immediately!

    Today, many kids are recalled to the pools AFTER they've completed the
    YMCA Red Cross swimming lessons and are thrown into the pool fully
    dressed. Apparently, once 'inoculated' the kids are 'immune' to that
    first time shock syndrome.

    Interesting. [:D]
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  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    zipperzap: When my wife worked as a Lifeguard in Indianapolis, one of her graduation requirements for the little ones was that they had to jump into the pool fully clothed and swim out.

    The biggest concern they expressed was losing their shoes. She told them, "Your mommy can always buy new shoes, but she can't buy a new you." They understood.
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  • ElMuertoMonkeyElMuertoMonkey Member Posts: 12,898
    edited November -1
    juju,

    Thank God you were there. You and your wife done good.
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  • KK Member Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WELL DONE!

    Now THIS....is what makes a good human and a GREAT AMERICAN!
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    attaboy...got my vote for neighbor of the year
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    glad to hear she's going to be OK JuJu![8D]
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