Pool Chemical Injuries in Public and Residential Settings - United States, 2008-2017, and New York, 2018.

This report also describes a toxic chlorine gas incident that occurred at a public pool in New York in 2018. Pool chemical injuries are preventable. CDC's Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) is an important resource that operators of public treated recreational water venues (e.g., at hotels, apartment complexes, and waterparks) can use to prevent pool chemical injuries.
PMID: 31095536 [PubMed - in process]

Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - May 16, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Vanden Esschert KL, Haileyesus T, Tarrier AL, Donovan MA, Garofalo GT, Laco JP, Hill VR, Hlavsa MC Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research