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Saskatchewan Hockey Association H1N1 Protecting Yourself and OthersH1N1 Protecting Yourself and Others Hockey participants Players Team Officials and Participants in the game of hockeyThere is much information in the media about the new flu virus called H1N1 The H1N1 influenza virus causes a respiratory illness that is usually spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing It is also sometimes spread when a person touches something that the virus is on and then touching their mouth or nose To prevent the spread of influenza people need to prevent the spread of germs Make sure you are doing your best to keep yourself healthy 1 Wash your hands often with soap and water Especially before eating after games and practices and after touching items that may be frequency touched by others such as the hockey puck doors to open the gates If you touch items just make sure that you wash your hands before you touch your mouth or nose 2 Encourage everyone to cough andor sneeze into their sleeve 3 Have hand sanitizer available as it may be easier to use than soap and water 4 Never share water bottles or mouth guards and keep your own water bottle and mouth guard clean 5 Keep your uniforms clean and dry your equipment out after use 6 Wear sandals when barefoot and in the shower and never share towels 7 Make sure you are eating properly and getting enough sleep keep yourself strong to fight off disease 8 If you are feeling sick aching joints fever cough weakness sore throat shortness of breath tell someone and stay home Avoid spreading the illness to others Contact your health care provider if your symptoms are getting worse A person who is ill should stay home until their symptoms are gone or for 7 days whatever is less 9 When the vaccine becomes available this fall take advantage of the immunizations that are offered 10 If players team officials become ill they should be isolated from other athletes and assessed by health professionals Encourage your players to report illness to you 11 At this point there is no need to proactively cancel sporting events or programs if there is not enough healthy athletes or officials available then the events may need to be cancelled or delayed but there is no way to predict if this will be an issue 12 Shaking hands at the end of a game should not be an issue however if there are people who are not comfortable doing this then respect this and perhaps use an alternate approach for example keeping gloves on and tapping them with the other players or tapping elbows with the other team as players pass down the line Looking for more information httpwwwhealthgovskca Information on H1N1 5099 Kb H1N1 Information 12813 Kb Comments (0) Write commentShowHide comment formName Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add C...