Triton Drowning Detection System

• Six people die everyday as a result of drowning
• Drowning is the number one-leading cause of death for children under five
• Nineteen percent of all drowning cases involving children occur in pools staffed with certified lifeguards.
• The majority of children who survive (92 percent) are discovered within two minutes following submersion, and most children who die (86 percent) are found after 10 minutes

What can we do?

Many public pools have responded to this problem by requiring their lifeguards to receive additional training or by simply hiring more lifeguards. However, an arguably more reliable and efficient alternative is to add an additional tool for current lifeguards to utilize. The Triton system will provide continuous underwater surveillance and notify lifeguards when it detects a possibly hazardous situation. Triton works by sending messages from sensor outfitted bracelets worn by pool patrons wirelessly to a base station near the pool. These messages are received by the lifeguards in real time and the delay time for lifeguards to recognize there is a problem is eliminated. Triton is superior over other technological solutions because along with offering additional features and benefits, its cost is only a fraction when compared to the cost of its competitors.