What do you know about keeping yourself safe during the summer months? Here's a little test! True or False?
- 1. A tan is healthy.
- 2. You can get 'hamburger diesease', or barbecue syndrome, from eating undercooked chicken.
- 3. It is safe to swim in polluted water, as long as you son't swallow any water.
- 4. Over-exposure to the sun earlier in life is a more usual cause of skin cancer than the thinning of the ozone layer.
- You can use sand to completely put out a campfire.
- The darkest shade of sunglasses is always the best.
- Boiling water for 5 minutes will kill msot harmful organisms.
- Ozone is found only high in the atmosphere, where it filters out harmful rays from the sun.
- If you come in contact with poison ivy, wash carefully with hot water and baking soda to prevent the infection from spreading.
- You can't get a sunburn on a cloudy day.
To check your answers, go to http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/securit/season-saison/summer-ete/quiz-eng.php
Have a great summer!
