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H1N1 Virus – Recommended Steps for Associations and Teams

 

FACT   SHEET 
The following information is provided to all hockey participants, teams, team trainers, and parents to help them deal with communicable illnesses, particularly influenza, during the current season.
A] The most common symptoms of influenza, including H1N1 are:

Fever Sore throat	Cough Body Aches	Headaches Chills & fatigue
Diarrhea and vomiting, while less common, may also be present, particularly in younger children

 

If any player shows these symptoms, it is recommended that he/she not partake in any hockey activities or other team functions until it is certain the player has fully recovered from the flu.

B] The virus is spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing.  Transmission also occurs when someone touches objects or surfaces contaminated with the virus and subsequently touches their own mouth, eyes or nose.   For these reasons, when a player shows flu-like symptoms, he/she should not associate with his team-mates to lessen or prevent transmission of the virus to others.

C]  To protect the individual player, as well lessening the transmission of the virus, players are advised to:

• Cough and sneeze into a tissue and immediately dispose of the tissue into the garbage
• If a tissue is not available, cough/sneeze into your arm or sleeve, rather than into the hands.
• Frequently wash hands in warm water and soap.  If soap and water are not readily available, then a hand-sanitizer, that is between 60% to 90% alcohol, should be used.  Team trainers should ensure teams purchase extra bottles of hand sanitizer for team use during the season.
• Try to remember not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth unless they have just  cleaned their hands.
• When available, ensure that you get the ‘flu shot’ either through school, medical clinic or where-ever else they can be obtained.

 

H1N1 - Handshaking – Game Officials

We have had numerous enquiries with respect to game officials shaking hands with team officials at the beginning of the game as part of the FAIR PLAY INITIATIVE.

While it’s important to continue to use the preventative steps outlined by Hockey Canada, we do appreciate the concerns of our membership.  Therefore, until further notice, all game and team officials are directed to “verbally” acknowledge one-another in a respectful manner prior to each game.

We will continue to monitor this, as well as other preventative initiatives and will modify as warranted.

Should you have any questions,

please feel free to contact the office at (613) 224-7686.