PEDIATRICS Vol. 85 No. 6 June 1990, pp. 1114-1117
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Solar Pool Blankets: Another Water Hazard

STEPHEN B. SULKES MD1 and ELISE W. VAN DER JAGT MD2

1 University Affiliated Program for Developmental Disabilities
2 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Despite prevention efforts, pool immersion accidents continue to occur all too frequently. In this article we describe a new danger associated with an advance in swimming pool technology, the "solar pool blanket."

CASE REPORTS

Patient 1

A 30-month-old boy with infantile autism was noted to be missing by his parents, who, after an initial look at their above-ground pool, found him submerged under the intact pool blanket, pulseless and breathless 5 minutes later. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he arrived comatose with decerebrate posturing. His rectal temperature was 33.7°C and his arterial pH was 7.0. Diazepam, phenobarbital, and mannitol were administered and he was intubated and hyperventilated.

Submitted on March 3, 1989
Accepted on June 21, 1989