AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2594468_ITM" title="Facts and information about There's something in the air: knowing the causes and warning signs of lifeguard lung can help indoor waterparks prevent this growing affliction.">There's something in the air: knowing the causes and warning signs of lifeguard lung can help indoor waterparks prevent this growing affliction.</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Aquatics International are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
There's something in the air: knowing the causes and warning signs of lifeguard lung can help indoor waterparks prevent this growing affliction.
Several lifeguards at a new indoor waterpark suddenly begin complaining of eye irritation, headaches, coughing, tightness in the chest and shortness of breath. A few regular patrons have made similar complaints.
In each case, the symptoms begin a few hours after arrival at the pool and seem to resolve themselves overnight, or when the sufferer is away from the pool area for an extended period.
The pool operator has checked the pool-chemical and air-analysis logs and found that all is in order. The health department cultures for pathogenic organisms were negative. The outbreak of symptoms could be coincidence ... or it could be lifeguard lung.
...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- The inside track: while indoor waterparks offer great revenue potential, moving...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Conway, Tim October 1, 2001 700+ words
...Prospective owners and operators of indoor waterparks shouldn't think, however, that...revenue streams. Success by design Indoor waterparks have many of the same rides and features...each attraction. But designers of indoor waterparks work with a much smaller canvas...
- Holiday Inn goes resort: aiming for a younger generation, the hotel chain plans...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Yu, Rin-rin April 1, 2006 700+ words
...is renovating its Holidomes into indoor waterparks, the largest move yet by a major...prototypes for the new Holidome and indoor waterparks. The indoor waterpark is a larger...the Holiday Inn system has eight indoor waterparks, with six more slated to open in...
- Indoor waterparks supply and demand growth in '07.
- Magazine article from: Lodging Hospitality Sangree, David J September 1, 2007 700+ words
...aquatic square feet and 27,250 hotel rooms associated with indoor waterparks. This family-oriented resort segment has established...known as the "Waterpark Capital of the World," have indoor waterparks with a total of 4,641 rooms and 748,500 square feet...
- Next wave: indoor waterparks look beyond wet to woo new guests.
- Magazine article from: Lodging Hospitality Sheehan, Patricia September 1, 2007 700+ words
...planner to walk through, the sell is quite easy," notes Great Wolf's Emery. "There's a negative connotation with indoor waterparks Kind of dirty and low-scale. We're upscale and unless you walk through, you don't understand what's going on...
- Adult playgrounds: indoor waterparks are serving up more European-style,...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Yu, Rin-rin September 1, 2004 700+ words
...industry, and it's moving out across the country." The Wisconsin Dells is a prime example. It hosted one of the first indoor waterparks attached to a hotel, and since then the area has sprung into a major vacation destination in the northern Midwest
- Park place: putting the 'park' back into waterpark, a lush facility offers...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Jones, Treadwell July 1, 2004 700+ words
...fantasy, a place where a family can go and restore itself 365 days out of the year. The current design trends regarding indoor waterparks within the United States leave a lot to be desired. They tend to be unimpressive, and perhaps frenetic. Therefore...
- Year-Round Water Fun for All Ages at Great Wolf Lodge; Virginia's Premier...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 8, 2004 700+ words
...manager, explained, "As a complete destination resort with indoor amenities, including one of the world's largest indoor waterparks, Great Wolf Lodge creates bathing suit tourism opportunities for guests visiting the greater Williamsburg region year...
- Breathe easy: poor air quality could be mining your park and sickening guests....
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Sturgeon, Julie April 1, 2006 700+ words
With eight indoor waterparks to run, Joe Schmitz handles a lot of water. But these days, it's the air he's really worried about. a put it bluntly...
- On guard? As more hotels use water attractions to draw visitors, they need to...
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Bella, Maria March 1, 2004 700+ words
...and training guards with the "right stuff" may prove to be well worth the undertaking. By now, everyone knows that indoor waterparks are big business for the lodging industry. Unfortunately, some hotels are dragging their feet when it comes to adding...
- Indoor waterparks.(INDUSTRY TRENDS WORTH WATCHING)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International June 1, 2006 700+ words
Everyone's jumping into the indoor waterpark market. Ground is breaking for the $300 million Schlitterbahn Vacation Village in Kansas City, Kan. Six Flags in Lake George, N.Y., is the state's first. Massanutten Resort and Indoor Waterpark in Harrisonburg, Va., features that state's first indoor
Source: HighBeam Research, There's something in the air: knowing the causes and warning signs of...