Earlier this week, the oldest son of Usher, a popular music star, was rushed to the hospital following an accident in their pool.\u00a0 The five year old was playing in the pool when he dove down to remove a toy from the pool’s drain, and the child’s arm became stuck in the drain.\u00a0 Fortunately, two men were able to get his arm unstuck, and the child appears that he’ll be okay.<\/p>\n
But this is but another example of the dangers of swimming pool drains.<\/p>\n
Drains seem innocuous, but they are often deadly.\u00a0 Sadly, drains are an attraction for kids, who often want to dive down and touch them or even sit on them.\u00a0\u00a0 But swimming pool drains are dangerous.\u00a0 Obviously, long hair can be caught in the drain, trapping kids underwater.\u00a0 But some drains have so much suction power that it can hold kids down.\u00a0 In some horrific cases, some children who have (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this week, the oldest son of Usher, a popular music star, was rushed to the hospital following an accident in their pool.\u00a0 The five year old was playing in the pool when he dove down to remove a toy…<\/span><\/p>\n