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Hyperthermia
AVERTISSEMENT: Avant d’utiliser une cuve de relaxation mesurer la température de l’eau à l’aide d’un ther
momètre précis.
WARNING: Do not use a hot tub immediately following strenuous exercise.
AVERTISSEMENT: Ne pas utiliser une cuve de relaxation immédiatement après un exercice fatigant.
WARNING: Prolonged immersion in a hot tub may be injurious to your health.
AVERTISSEMENT: L’utilisation prolong
é
e d’une cuve de relaxation peut être dangereuse pour la santé.
WARNING: Do not permit electric appliances (such as light, telephone, radio, television, etc.) within 5 feet
(1.5m) of this hot tub.
AVERTISSEMENT: Ne pas placer d’appareil éléctrique (luminaire, téléphone, radio, téléviseur, etc.) à moins de
5 feet (1.5m) de cett cuve de relaxation.
CAUTION: Maintain water chemistry in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
ATTENTION: La teneur de l’eau en matières dissoutes doit être conformé aux directives du fabricant.
WARNING: The use of alcohol or drugs can greatly increase the risk of fatal hyperthermia in hot tubs.
AVERTISSEMENT: La consommation d’alcool ou de drogue augmente considérablement les risques
d’hyperthermie mortelle dans une cuve de relaxation.
WARNING:
People using medications and / or having an adverse medical history should consult a
physician before using a spa or hot tub.
AVERTISSEMENT: Les personnes qui prennent des médicaments ou ont des problémes de santé
devraient consulter un médecin avant d’utiliser une cuve de relaxation.
Prolonged immersion in hot water may induce hyperthermia.
Hyperthermia occurs when the internal temperature of the body reaches a level sev-
eral degrees above the normal body temperature of 99ºF (37°C). The symptoms of
hyperthermia include drowsiness, lethargy, and an increase in the internal tempera-
ture of the body. The effects of hyperthermia include:
Unawareness of impending hazard;
Failure to perceive heat;
Failure to recognize the need to exit hot tub;
Physical inability to exit hot tub;
Fetal damage in pregnant women; and
Unconsciousness and danger of drowning.
WARNING!
The use of alcohol
or drugs can greatly
increase the risk of
fatal hyperthermia in
hot tubs or spas.
