SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES OFTEN INVOLVE SWIMMING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL OFFER SOME GUIDELINES FOR SWIMMING POOL SAFETY.  DROWNING CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS - NEVER LEAVE A CHILD UNATTENDED IN OR NEAR A POOL OR ANY BODY OF WATER.  DESIGNATE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT TO MONITOR CHILDREN WHILE THEY SWIM OR PLAY NEAR THE WATER.  REMOVE ALL TOYS FROM THE POOL AFTER SWIMMING TO ELIMINATE THE TEMPTATION FOR CHILDREN TO ENTER THE POOL AREA TO RETRIEVE A TOY.  INSTALL A FENCE AROUND THE POOL AND CONSIDER INSTALLING MOTION DETECTORS AND ALARMS IN THE POOL AREA.  ALWAYS CHECK THE POOL FIRST WHEN A CHILD CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY LOCATED AND KEEP A TELEPHONE NEARBY IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  POOL OWNERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO LEARN CPR.  IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL DROWNING, KNOWING HOW TO PERFORM CPR CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.