HeatIllness Awareness Project Types of HeatIllnesses Heat Cramps

Heat-Illness Awareness Project Types of Heat-Illnesses: • Heat Cramps • Heat Syncope • Heat Exhaustion • Exertional Heat Stroke • Exertional Hyponatremia Populations affected by Heatrelated illness: • Children • Elderly • Mentally Unstable/ill • Those who are physically ill especially with those who have heart disease or high blood pressure • Disabled • Athletes wearing heavy clothing • Athletic events taking place in extreme hot/humid weather Some of these more series heat illnesses can be fatal unless diagnosed and treated properly! Stay hydrated! 1. 2. 3. Action Plan Example: • Football player during summer practice • Collapses due to the heat • Move to a shady area or cool place • Remove excess clothing/fan skin • Offer fluids if alert and able to ingest them • If symptoms do not improve, call 911 • Stay with athlete till EMS arrive on scene • Notify the parents or primary care giver as soon as possible General Prevention Tips: • Drink plenty of water during any indoor or outdoor activity • Wear loose fitting, lightweight, light color clothing during activity in the heat • Take rest periods in shady or cool areas • Increase time spent outdoors gradually to get adolescent’s body used to the heat • Having a proper warm-up and cool-down on hot days Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Site. http: //www. bt. cdc. gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips. asp. Last Reviewed June 1, 2012. Updated August 15, 2006. Accessed November 17, 2014. Grogan H, Hopkins PM. Heat Stroke: Implications for Critical Care and Anaesthesia. Brit J Ana. 2002; 88: 700 -7. Binkley HM, Beckett J, Casa DJ, Kleiner DM, & Plummer PE. National Athletic Trainers’ Association position statement: Exertional heat illnesses. J Athl Train. 2002; 37(3): 329 -343.