SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A toddler is in critical condition after being pulled out of a pool in Scottsdale on Saturday, according to officials with the Scottsdale Fire Department.
First responders were called to a home near Via Linda and 124th Street around 2:45 p.m. for reports that the boy had been found in a pool. CPR was in progress when officials arrived, and paramedics immediately began treating the boy, officials said.
The child was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, officials said.
The Scottsdale Fire Department urges everyone to practice vigilant water safety:
- Designate a responsible adult as a “Water Watcher” whose only job is to supervise children actively around the water.
- Never leave children unattended in or near a pool, even for a moment.
- Install and maintain barriers, self-closing and self-latching gates, and other layers of pool protection.
- Learn CPR. Immediate bystander CPR can significantly improve outcomes during a drowning emergency.
- Ensure children wear properly fitted U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets when appropriate, but remember that life jackets are not a substitute for close adult supervision.
- Keep phones and other distractions away while supervising children around the water.
- Drowning can happen silently and in seconds. Constant, attentive supervision is the best way to prevent a tragedy.
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