Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Blog - Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis LLP

With the temperature soaring and the kids out from school, summer is in full swing, and that means summer recreation, including days at the pool trying to beat the heat. Unfortunately, this also means that kids, especially teens, are at an elevated risk for a tragic spinal injury.

According to studies, diving accidents may account for as much as 14 % of all spinal injuries. The majority of sufferers are young males. Because the accidents typically occur high in the spine, they are often associated with quadriplegia, loss of control of all limbs and the torso. Brain injuries are also not uncommon. These injuries are due partly to the natural exuberance of youth, but they are also due to lack of education and insufficient supervision of pools.

If your children frequent a pool, either a public facility or at a friend's house, make sure they know about the dangers of diving. Unfortunately, children are children and cannot be counted on to exercise appropriate caution, so make sure there is adequate supervision in the form of a lifeguard on duty at a public pool, or that the owners of a private pool are aware of the dangers of diving and supervise activity at the pool.

If one of your children has suffered a completely preventable spinal injury as a result of inadequate supervision, you are looking at a lifetime of very expensive care and it is only fair that those responsible for supervising the pool should pay a share. If you are in this unfortunate circumstance, please contact the experienced serious injury lawyers at Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP today to learn how you can make sure your children are cared for.