Comments on: Child Health Month: Cough and Sneeze into your Sleeve!

By: annett

annett — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:42:04 +0000

some habits die hard. also there are folks out there who believe
they know
everything and/or do not care about the general population. they just sneeze away into their hands spreading germs onto everything they touch. all of us who sneeze correctly must continue to spread the word.

By: physician

physician — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:14:12 +0000

nice article you have posted, October 1st is Child Health Day, but the American Academy of Pediatrics , once made quiet an effort to make the whole month of October mindful of Children’s Health issues.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:41:59 +0000

I’d never heard of or even though about this, will try out..

By: ClintJCL

ClintJCL — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:46:33 +0000

sneeze higher up – closer to your shoulder, not your elbow

By: John

John — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:17 +0000

I watch a coworker today cough into his fist during a meeting, then used a pen in that hand to mark some things on the board. Then it was everyone else’s turn to write something up on the board–with the same pen! I declined and mentioned it to him after the meeting.
Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve (or elbow) is infinitely better than the common practice of doing it into your hand or fist, but I sneeze or cough onto the back of my wrist instead. It’s still a place that I don’t use for anything else and it’s easier to wash; something you can’t do to your sleeve during the day. Plus, when one folds his arms, the open part of your hand touches your sleeve–which you couldn’t wash–and you are right back where you started.

By: davidrochester

davidrochester — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:38:33 +0000

God, how I wish everyone would do this. Covering the mouth with the hand has to be the stupidest thing on the face of the earth.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:53:54 +0000

This is how you’re taught to sneeze when you work in the restaurant industry, except I’ve always called it Sneezing Into My Elbow. Or, when the sneeze strikes quickly, I Sneeze Into My Armpit.

Don’t ask me how I sneeze in yoga class.

Kristina

By: spugbrap

spugbrap — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:06:33 +0000

I’d never heard of or even though about this, until about 8 years ago, after my son was born. I’ve coughed and sneezed on my sleeves ever since.

As an OCD excessive-hand-washer, it’s nice to be able to sneeze/cough without contaminating my hands. Besides, my sleeves are already contaminated from opening doors with them (when a paper towel is not readily available). :)

By: Clint

Clint — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:19:16 +0000

I do that!