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swimming
Thu, 09/05/2013 - 18:16Topic: Community Issues and Chat
swimming safety
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Re: swimming
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2013-09-06 - 09:18
What to do and not do has to be individualized according to the person's age, swimming ability, type and frequency of seizures for example. People who are having seizures, meaning they are not controlled by some form of treatment, should talk to their health care provider about the risks and safety precautions. Especially if they don't have a warning. Taking steps like you mentioned is smart!
- swim with someone who knows how to help you during a seizure
- if you aren't a good swimmer, don't go over your head - this is common sense for anyone in the water, but more important if something like a seizure could interfere with your ability, or someone else's ability to help you.
- wear life jacket around water activities - again common sense but one many of us forget.
- if at a pool, also tell lifeguard about seizures. Some pools have what they call 'disability swims' where ratio of lifeguards to people in pool is more. Ask your pool about this.
- Swimming is good exercise so make sure to talk with your team and make sure you can do this safely!
Epi_help
Resource Specialist
Re: swimming
Submitted by alert on Thu, 2013-09-05 - 18:54
I have been wanting to go swimming for a long time. Unless I have a family member who is familiar with my condition and is physically able to reach and hold me in the pool if I should stop for any reason I will not take the chance that a lifeguard tries to save me. I do not want to compete. I just want to swim for the exercise. I do not have auras of any kind.