Sunday, May 18, 2014

Weekly Health Quiz - Pool Illness

According to the CDC "May 19–25, 2014, the week before Memorial Day, marks the tenth annual Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week."

Which of the following are "
simple and effective steps all swimmers can take each time we swim" ?
a) "
Keep the poop, germs, and pee out of the water."  "Don't swim when you have diarrhea."
b) "
Shower with soap before you start swimming."
"
Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers."
c) "Check the free chlorine level and pH before getting into the water."
"
Most superstores, hardware stores, and pool-supply stores sell pool test strips."
"
Pools: Proper chlorine (1–3 mg/L or parts per million [ppm]) and pH (7.2–7.8) levels maximize germ-killing power." 

d) "Don't swallow the water you swim in."
e) all of the above


Answer: (
e) all of the above






Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/features/rwis/?s_cid=cdc_homepage_whatsnew_002
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