A child dies every five days in portable pools during warm-weather months, according to a new study. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content ...

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 ...

A portable swimming pool can often be found in an Australian backyard, but new Griffith University research, conducted in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego will launch its annual portable pool program at the City Heights Recreation Center Monday to offer free swimming and water safety lessons to children. The pool will ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - In-ground pools are often seen as the biggest drowning danger for children, but a U.S. study warned that portable pools, including inflatable and wading pools, are just as ...

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 ...