Good Morning America: Pool Entrapment

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  • Опубліковано 20 січ 2009
  • This GMA report delves into the potentially lethal hazards presented by pool and spa drains: the risk of entrapment.

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  • @jessicah3450
    @jessicah3450 4 роки тому +62

    To think I used to go to the little suction pumps at the community pool when I was a kid and push leaves and bugs in to it. Amazing I survived the 90's.

  • @GalaxyKittie217
    @GalaxyKittie217 2 роки тому +32

    I’m so scared of pool drains, they just look soo scary!! Especially wave pool ones
    Whenever I’m near one, I become the worlds best Olympic swimmer

  • @maxgrossmann1636
    @maxgrossmann1636 6 років тому +61

    Final destination...

    • @impossibleshow6059
      @impossibleshow6059 5 років тому +1

      Max Grossmann omg yes!! 😂😂

    • @m3m3b0y2
      @m3m3b0y2 5 років тому +9

      Yeah uhh, don’t bring that movie up... it gives me BIG TIME chills

    • @wyattfulkerson8719
      @wyattfulkerson8719 4 роки тому +7

      And my ass just got ripped out.

    • @Confirmed_Felon
      @Confirmed_Felon 3 роки тому +1

      @@wyattfulkerson8719 like the dudes on final destruction

    • @johnnyjack4079
      @johnnyjack4079 3 роки тому +2

      Disrespectful/disgusting much???!!!

  • @magic3061
    @magic3061 5 років тому +107

    When the pump is under so much load it should auto shutdown..

    • @Nathan-qt2zi
      @Nathan-qt2zi 3 роки тому +6

      Agreed

    • @liam.brewer
      @liam.brewer 3 роки тому +6

      @@Nathan-qt2zi that is a great idea

    • @xshowda
      @xshowda 3 роки тому +14

      European laws are even stricter than in the US, requiring a vaacum breaker valve which will shout down the pump when suction pressure rises above a certain point.

    • @twizz420
      @twizz420 3 роки тому +3

      @@xshowda Well this was a long time ago, it's probably totally different now I would assume.

    • @ThehoneydoList
      @ThehoneydoList 3 роки тому

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  • @mayelinvilla1449
    @mayelinvilla1449 7 років тому +74

    Just imagine a dark black pool drain that has a crack on it and theres bubbles comeing out of it 😬😬😬😬

    • @epicspacetroll1399
      @epicspacetroll1399 7 років тому +6

      If there are bubbles in the line it's probably less dangerous because a pump with air in it won't have prime.

    • @crosssansandchara5221
      @crosssansandchara5221 5 років тому +3

      Nuuu nu say dat i hate pool drain i almost died when i was 5 i drowned becuse of pool drain

    • @lukedevereux4103
      @lukedevereux4103 4 роки тому +1

      Dark black? New color! If there are bubbles coming out theres no suction

    • @vvvnokk8309
      @vvvnokk8309 2 роки тому

      And a vortex above it pn the surface

    • @Top5cring
      @Top5cring 10 місяців тому

      nope nope nope

  • @albertastorms
    @albertastorms 3 роки тому +17

    I would also recommend an emergency e stop near the pool on a wall or the fence!

    • @KevinBenecke
      @KevinBenecke 3 роки тому +5

      I wonder if it would be possible to have one near the drain that you could bump to shut things off if your swimming by yourself like a lot of people do in their own private pools and spas.

    • @ducky3545
      @ducky3545 3 роки тому +1

      Like it shuts a door that can completely kill all power to everything

  • @CurePhyllodes
    @CurePhyllodes 3 роки тому +12

    Just an additional idea popped into my mind at the end of this. They should have some sort of building around this as well, with holes thin enough for the water to get through but nothing else. I pictured something like an upside down laundry basket over top of that drain area to keep kids and things FAR away, and adding a secondary protectivefeature. It doesn't make sense to me that we are combining something this dangerous along with something priceless and the MOST PRECIOUS (children happily swimming in the pool) -- Why are we even letting something with that much suction or power anywhere NEAR where any of us swim?! There should be some sort of protective area that is much bigger over it as a back up.

    • @infinitekeys1603
      @infinitekeys1603 2 місяці тому +1

      Newer pools actually do this. The drains you see in the pool lead to surge tanks which have drains in the tank that are directly connected to the pump. The water suction starts in the tank. This way water flow into the pool drains is gently led by gravity. There’s basically no suction in these designs

  • @ChefBuckeye
    @ChefBuckeye 2 роки тому +7

    "Once it's gotcha, it's gotcha"

  • @gray_wolfproductions9618
    @gray_wolfproductions9618 5 років тому +61

    All pool drains should be turned off during swimming time and there should be a camera under water or a alarm if something or someone is near the a drain
    And life Guards near the pool make sure changing drains every year or so I know Pools have to circulate water if you can’t turn off the suction know we’re the switch is

    • @andrewp.1668
      @andrewp.1668 5 років тому +1

      Cant do that at a neighborhood/community pool

    • @RegardedBee185
      @RegardedBee185 3 роки тому +1

      Are you stupid? Without pool drains the pool would be nasty and full of germs

    • @justtouploadoldthings2811
      @justtouploadoldthings2811 2 роки тому +2

      @@RegardedBee185 Pools are always full of germs, you cannot prevent that.

    • @kingturk339
      @kingturk339 2 роки тому

      @@RegardedBee185 better then dying 😐

    • @poopedonyourchest799
      @poopedonyourchest799 9 місяців тому

      Or just don’t sit on pool drain

  • @autumnspring6624
    @autumnspring6624 5 років тому +22

    There should also always be a lifeguard by drain site to make sure people keep away from it or just to monitor it incase someone gets trapped there.

    • @xshowda
      @xshowda 3 роки тому +2

      You dont even need a certified lifeguard, the most important thing is to know where the emergency shutoff for the pumps is and how to access it.

  • @testosteroneinc.3800
    @testosteroneinc.3800 7 років тому +83

    *Destroy all pool drains*

  • @passsword95
    @passsword95 14 років тому +18

    In new york they are banning that very drain cover beacause 3 kids got killed by that drain cover! One kid got his head stuck to it and he got his hair ripped out of his head,but he drowned. This is a serious problem and i know beacuase tgis happened to me my arm was stuck for a good minuit but i was luckly able to stay awake enough to be able to be saved by my freind we were having a pool party! We instulled new very safe drain cover I have never been sucked in again!

  • @SobrietyandSolace
    @SobrietyandSolace 3 роки тому +1

    This was a really well done bit

  • @twizz420
    @twizz420 3 роки тому +11

    When I was a kid my parents told me about some kid who was dared to sit on the pool drain and it sucked his insides out.
    No wonder I'm afraid of pool drains and wave generators in wave pools and stuff like that.

    • @faithgarcia8660
      @faithgarcia8660 3 роки тому +2

      it's true i think but it was a female who got her insides sucked out, she was very young then so it was so easy for the suction to suck up most of her organs those including liver, intestines etc

    • @slimypeanut9313
      @slimypeanut9313 3 роки тому

      @@faithgarcia8660 most pools have dual drains which are 2 drains atleast 4 feet apart from each other and it can save you from getting stuck when you accidentally sit on it because let’s say a person accidentally sat on one of the dual drains, all of suction will go to the other drain

    • @ferhadilmyzat6028
      @ferhadilmyzat6028 3 роки тому +1

      As long as theres holes..im not gonna stay near that 😂

    • @BearityBear
      @BearityBear 3 роки тому

      @@faithgarcia8660 I just found a video about it and I came here to see how it happened ua-cam.com/video/GXHYOlsrRqs/v-deo.html

    • @angelicadayanafernandez1525
      @angelicadayanafernandez1525 2 роки тому

      @@slimypeanut9313, its still possible for two people to get entrapped so i think an svrs system would be the safest option, florida pools are still dangerous

  • @cadebecker2486
    @cadebecker2486 10 місяців тому +2

    This is EXACTLY why I have a phobia of pool drains.

  • @mrsNetty34
    @mrsNetty34 3 роки тому +3

    Glad he survived

  • @adriananoelle4699
    @adriananoelle4699 4 роки тому +24

    I hope pools have auto-shut off once there’s substantial pressure difference..

    • @jace9468
      @jace9468 4 роки тому +1

      I agree. My dad tells me our pool has three drains and you cant even open them. they only go on a tiny bit of suction just like the skimmers. they are on every time and the toys get sucked down (like pool toys for fetching) and if i try to make it suction on me, it doesnt bc it knows im heavier and it doesnt have enough suction anyways

    • @berzerkbankie1342
      @berzerkbankie1342 3 роки тому

      They don't

    • @MrBmxbrawler
      @MrBmxbrawler 3 роки тому +1

      @@berzerkbankie1342 yes they do, they have pressure release valves on the intake side of the pump on the drain line.

    • @berzerkbankie1342
      @berzerkbankie1342 3 роки тому

      @@MrBmxbrawler I've been doing pools for ten years and here in new York we don't have that.
      We have shut off valves (hopefully) but that requires someone to be aware and to get to the valve and to hope it's not broken and can be turned.

    • @berzerkbankie1342
      @berzerkbankie1342 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrBmxbrawler also ever since this event all drain covers have to be VGB certified to even be sold, let alone installed, which is supposed to help prevent entrapment

  • @fatwalletboy2
    @fatwalletboy2 Рік тому +2

    The ball example seems odd as you wouldnt have an open drain like that.

  • @andrmeda5567
    @andrmeda5567 5 років тому +11

    Came from a post on instagram

  • @aribpm
    @aribpm 2 роки тому +2

    Don’t leave anyone and I mean anyone un attended around water especially elders and young ones.. If you have children or you are in charge of children you watch them like a hawk around even kiddy pools.

  • @Seshidao
    @Seshidao 14 років тому +4

    Interesting, thank god the boy is ok

  • @dawnchristensen7492
    @dawnchristensen7492 4 роки тому +3

    centers must pay x for pool tech!!
    and inform the lifesavers.

  • @Thecookierunkingdomlover
    @Thecookierunkingdomlover 2 роки тому

    As soon as I was finished I was like thank you for traumatizing me

  • @Crystal-be9ze
    @Crystal-be9ze 2 роки тому +3

    There should be an emergency shut off switch that lifeguards can pull, it’s that simple, there are too many preventable accidents like this, or even a box type grate cover to prevent accidents such as this, there has to be something mandatory done across the board.

    • @kingofmariokart64
      @kingofmariokart64 Рік тому

      yeah bro it's the pump. just turn the pump off

    • @Crystal-be9ze
      @Crystal-be9ze Рік тому

      @@kingofmariokart64 yes but sometimes the pump is located at a much further location, I’m talking about something closer to each lifeguard stand….bro

    • @poopedonyourchest799
      @poopedonyourchest799 9 місяців тому

      People should just stay away from the drains it’s common since.

  • @victorzuber3541
    @victorzuber3541 2 роки тому +3

    Dude one time my arm got stuck in one when I was 13 I survived because it was not deep also it dose actually hurt when a large pump is pulling on your arm

  • @MrXrisd01
    @MrXrisd01 2 роки тому

    Oh thank God

  • @mrsNetty34
    @mrsNetty34 3 роки тому

    Vgb drain covers are required now

  • @SuV33358
    @SuV33358 4 роки тому +1

    Horrifying 😱

  • @Daniel-vk3tt
    @Daniel-vk3tt 3 роки тому +2

    Just a lil traumatized... just a lil

  • @Ripptwo
    @Ripptwo Місяць тому

    I had a nightmare that I was a little kid again and I got too close to a pool drain and It sucked my whole body inside it and I couldn't escape and that's when I woke up just as got sucked in I will always have a big fear of those wretched things!!!

  • @princess68.
    @princess68. 2 роки тому

    A basketball is more difficult to release but still

  • @christianolsson2898
    @christianolsson2898 2 роки тому +2

    We must make pools that don't kill our children! No shit.

  • @Hillsidebaby1
    @Hillsidebaby1 Рік тому +2

    bro when i was a kid i used to stick my finger in the thing on the side of the pool because it sucked and felt funny but you could always pull your fingers out dunno what there called tho

  • @jaanc8047
    @jaanc8047 4 роки тому +2

    Does the sucking force of the drain rip off skin and suck your intestines out (for that kind of accidents)? I don't get why the skin is ripped off from the first place.

    • @xotennisxgirlox
      @xotennisxgirlox 3 роки тому +5

      If you sit on the drain, as several kids have, the suction is so intense that it can cause lacerations in the rectum and pull the intestines out (through the rectum), especially if you’re pulling on the child to try to free them.

    • @Chironex_Fleckeri
      @Chironex_Fleckeri 3 роки тому

      Watch the video "delta P" . You basically have thousands of pounds of water pressing down onto you. In big delta P accidents, yeah people get dismembered horrifically.

    • @Thatfaze142
      @Thatfaze142 3 роки тому

      @@Chironex_Fleckeri it’s crazy cuz adding just a few feet of depth to the water can add hundreds to thousands of lbs of pressure.

    • @youngeshmoney
      @youngeshmoney 3 роки тому +3

      Final destination huh

    • @gooseguy5631
      @gooseguy5631 3 роки тому +4

      @@Chironex_Fleckeri "Once its gotcha, its gotcha!"

  • @bridgetallen6717
    @bridgetallen6717 Рік тому

    That loud voice was God.. call his name! He saved your child

  • @stanleybochenek1862
    @stanleybochenek1862 3 роки тому +2

    How bout just remove the drains and then if you wanna drain the pool there's a hose connected to the pool pump that you put the hose in the pool and it drains

  • @officergarrett
    @officergarrett 3 роки тому

    Yes Like final destinations

  • @xeeweexRC
    @xeeweexRC 11 років тому +7

    You don't have to capitalize every single word.

    • @saber63001
      @saber63001 6 років тому +10

      xeeweexRC If it's a title yes except for short words like and, the, an, a, etc.

    • @exoticwaves1580
      @exoticwaves1580 5 років тому +6

      AT LEAST ITS NOT ALL CAPS LIKE CLICK BAIT UA-camRS

    • @deephorizon1365
      @deephorizon1365 3 роки тому +1

      @@exoticwaves1580 good comment

  • @mryeetmrmeme188
    @mryeetmrmeme188 5 років тому +1

    WTF that's not a pool drain

    • @Avianca-rr3rf
      @Avianca-rr3rf 4 роки тому +4

      That’s what a pool drain looks like without it’s cover

  • @jackhollandcsxnsandawvrfan3800
    @jackhollandcsxnsandawvrfan3800 4 роки тому +2

    Why do we even need these. Use a pump

  • @Surge2009
    @Surge2009 2 роки тому

    .

  • @gooseguy5631
    @gooseguy5631 3 роки тому +4

    "Delta P, once its gotcha, its gotcha!"

  • @kebertxela941
    @kebertxela941 2 роки тому +1

    4:20, we have recommended that the government force everyone to buy our products.

  • @TheJakeman789
    @TheJakeman789 4 роки тому +2

    Folks if your scared of a silly little drain, stay away from it, if you can handle it, then don’t swim.

    • @Shagyamum
      @Shagyamum 3 роки тому +1

      Are u on drugs

    • @RegardedBee185
      @RegardedBee185 3 роки тому +2

      @@Shagyamum he’s speaking facts. What is your problem?

    • @RegardedBee185
      @RegardedBee185 3 роки тому +2

      @@Shagyamum water drains are totally safe and no big deal at all. You kids always make them look dangerous when they’re really not

    • @angelicadayanafernandez1525
      @angelicadayanafernandez1525 2 роки тому

      @@RegardedBee185, it would be easy for you to say that is if you have no phobia of them

  • @imgone8769
    @imgone8769 9 років тому

    q度gsあれ苦てふぉrめ i can speak in japanesse not really I can change my keyboard on my I pad :o

  • @andyenid2
    @andyenid2 4 роки тому

    Man this entire thing was just a publicity stunt