A new study revealed 209 children drowned in portable pools from 2001 to 2009. June 20, 2011— -- Just in time for the hot summer months, a new study warns parents that portable pools are not ...

A child dies every five days in portable pools during warm-weather months, according to a new study. "Parents need to be aware that these pools can present the same risks for drowning, especially for ...

SPRINGFIELD — The near-drowning of a local infant June 24 has called attention to the safety issues of backyard pools, otherwise known as portable pools. Fourteen-month-old Hannah Rodgers was listed ...

They may be great way to beat the heat, however, portable or inflatable pools could be more dangerous than previously thought. That's according to the first-ever study on the pools, being published ...

About a dozen young children, all dressed in their colorful swim gear, formed a scrambled line around the metal, 3-foot-deep mobile pool. “It’s taking forever,” was a popular complaint amongst the ...

Portable swimming pools, including the increasingly popular, inflatable models, pose serious risks to young children, experts warn. In a new study, investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With the hot summer months arriving, a new study warns that caregivers need to be thinking about the drowning hazards posed by portable pools, including inflatable and ...

A new ASTM International standard, F 2666, Specification for Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use, is available to enhance the safety of portable pools. All swimming pools pose certain risks ...

Williamsburg County has voted to move forward with a swim safety and education partnership with the Georgetown YMCA that will bring a portable pool to the county this summer. David Byrd and Erin Pate ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- San Diego is bringing back its Portable Pool program to help teach children water safety skills. The program will officially open at City Heights Recreation Center starting June 17 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first U.S. study on child drownings in portable pools finds that a child dies every five days in such a pool during warm-weather months, demonstrating a considerable risk and the ...