{"id":4573,"date":"2017-04-03T11:37:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aquaoperators.com\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2021-04-08T08:05:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T12:05:43","slug":"electrocution-electrical-in-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquaoperators.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/03\/electrocution-electrical-in-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTROCUTION & ELECTRICAL IN POOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the weather warms up, people are cleaning out pools and venturing back into the family hot tub. When it comes to safety, drowning is usually the first danger that always comes to mind. But a recent tragic story brings warning of an often hidden but just as deadly danger: Electrocution & Electrical in pools.<\/p>\n
Jim Tramel, who was reportedly vacationing with his family in their Palm Springs, Florida home, was electrocuted when he jumped into the pool to save his daughter after he noticed her struggling. Both the father and daughter had to be pulled from the pool, according to a recent article in People, \u201cCalifornia Man Is Electrocuted After Jumping in to Save Daughter from Swimming Pool with Faulty Wiring.\u201d When paramedics arrived, the father and daughter were both being administered CPR, but Mr. Tramel was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s speculated that a pool light, and in particular, faulty wiring in the pool\u2019s light is to blame for the tragic death. Mr Tramel\u2019s daughter remains in critical condition. In addition, a 6-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and a 45-year-old woman were all treated for related Electrocution & Electrical in pools shock injuries from the same pool and released from the hospital, according to published reports.<\/p>\n
Throughout the U.S., there have been 14 deaths related to Electrocution & Electrical in pools from 2003 to 2014, according to the latest statistics available from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Hot tubs and spas may present the same electrical hazards as swimming pools.<\/p>\n
Today, our electrical injury attorneys would like to review pool safety to help prevent further tragedies.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)<\/a> is most concerned about the following electrical hazards in pools, hot tubs and even spas:<\/p>\n \u201cAll of these hazards present an even greater risk if the lighting, circuits, and nearby receptacles are not protected by Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters (GFCIs) \u2013 the best safety device to prevent electrocution,\u201d according to the CPSC.<\/p>\n In addition, Electrocution & Electrical in pools hazards around a pool can lead to multiple deaths or injuries. This occurs when an individual becomes incapacitated by stray current in the water and one or more people jump in or reach out to save the victim, resulting in multiple electrocutions or serious shocks, as in Jim Tramel\u2019s tragic case.<\/p>\n To start, it\u2019s important to know the signs<\/strong> of electric shock and impending electrocution:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you can do to prevent these terrible electrical accidents in the pool.<\/p>\n Here are more safety tips from the American Red Cross on what to do if you think you or a family member are being shocked in the pool:<\/p>\n Aqua Operators pool management services \u00a0is an experienced\u00a0comprehensive pool management and service company specializing in commercial swimming pool<\/a> facilities. Our company has been a leading provider in residential<\/a> & commercial<\/a> pool services to many recreational swimming pools in the immediate North Carolina area\u00a0for\u00a0more than 10 years.<\/p>\n For high quality swimming pool services, pool staffing<\/a>, pool maintenance<\/a>, pool cleaning<\/a>, pool repair<\/a>, pool renovation<\/a> and pool designs in Raleigh<\/a>, Durham<\/a>, Cary<\/a>, Apex<\/a>, Chapel Hill<\/a>, Garner<\/a>, Clayton<\/a> Holly Springs<\/a>, Angier, Fuquay Varina<\/a>, Fayetteville<\/a>, Dunn<\/a>, Pinehurst<\/a>, Southern Pines<\/a>, Hope Mills NC<\/a> and surrounding areas in Central and Eastern\/Coastal North Carolina As the weather warms up, people are cleaning out pools and venturing back into the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,112],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-4573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pool-electrocution","category-pool-safety","tag-pool-safety-pool-electrocution"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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How to protect yourself from electrocution or shock in the pool<\/h2>\n
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