HEATRELATED DISORDERS HEAT CRAMPS USUALLY NOT A SERIOUS

HEAT-RELATED DISORDERS • HEAT CRAMPS USUALLY NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM BUT CAN BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE AFFECTED MUSCLE WILL CONTRACT VIOLENTLY & UNCONTROLLABLY SYMPTOMS: THIRST, NAUSEA, CLAMMY SKIN, CHILLS AND / OR INCREASED HEART RATE. • FIRST AID PROCEDURES: 1. STOP THE ACTIVITY AND MASSAGE THE MUSCLE. 2. REPLACE FLUIDS BY DRINKING ½ A CUP OF H 2 O EVERY 15 MINUTES. 3. MOVE TO A SHADED AREA.

HEAT-RELATED DISORDERS • HEAT EXHAUSTION A RESPONSE CHARACTERIZED BY FATIGUE, WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE. IT IS OFTEN CAUSED BY FAILURE TO DRINK FLUIDS TO REPLACE THOSE LOST THROUGH SWEATING. SYMPTOMS: PALE SKIN, HEAVY PERSPIRATION, NAUSEA, AND RAPID SHALLOW BREATHING. • FIRST AID PROCEDURES: 1. STOP PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MOVE TO A COOL SHADED AREA, APPLY WET TOWELS 2. DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUIDS ( H 2 O ). 3. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

HEAT-RELATED DISORDERS • HEATSTROKE: A RESPONSE TO HEAT THAT RESULTS IN HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE. WHEN A LOT OF H 2 O HAS BEEN LOST, THE BRAIN SHUTS DOWN THE SWEATING MECHANISM TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL H 2 O LOSS. HEATSTROKE CAN BE LIFE-THREATNING!! SYMPTOMS: HOT, DRY SKIN, VERY HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE, SUDDEN COLLAPSE AND POSSIBLE UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

HEATSTROKE • FIRST AID PROCEDURES: 1. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION-911 2. APPLY ICE PACKS TO THE HEAD. 3. REMOVE CLOTHING & APPLY ICE, COLD H 2 O, WET TOWELS OR ALCOHOL TO COOL THE BODY.