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Many pools and beaches open for the Memorial Day Weekend and the fun begins, but water safety is important during the summer months. Every day, two children in the U.S. less than 14 years old die from drowning. It is the leading cause of injury death for children 1 to 4 years old. Make sure everyone knows how to swim and they use life jackets appropriately. Also, provide continuous, attentive supervision close to swimmers and know CPR. Also, take care of access to the pool when it is not in use. Install and maintain barriers like 4-sided fencing and weight-bearing pool covers and use locks and – or alarms for windows and doors. Many pools require chemicals to be added to the water to kill germs and maximize disinfection. Injuries from pool chemicals led to nearly 5,000 emergency room visits in 2012. Nearly half of these preventable injuries were in children and teenagers and more than a third occurred at a home. Be sure to read and follow directions on product labels, wear appropriate safety equipment, such as goggles and masks, as directed, when handling pool chemicals. Add pool chemicals poolside only when directed by product label and when no one is in the water and never mix different pool chemicals with each other, especially chlorine products with acid. Add pool chemical to water only, never the other way around and when not being used, secure pool chemicals safely away to protect people and animals. Illnesses can be caused by the germs in these swimming places. In 2009 to 2010, 57 outbreaks were linked to pools. Chlorine and other disinfectants kill most germs within minutes, but some can survive for days. Pee and sweat mix with chlorine and form chemicals that can make eyes red and trigger asthma attacks. So it’s important to keep germs, poop and pee out of any water where there will be swimmers. Some tips include, staying out of the water if you have diarrhea, don’t swallow the water, take children on bathroom breaks every 60 minutes, or check diapers every 30 minutes and shower with soap before going swimming. This isn’t just for your health, but for everyone else’s. Additional information about swimming pools and other swimming facilities can be found at idph.state.il.us/envhealth/swimmingfacilities.htm.
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 14:19:26 +0000

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