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Summer Heat Precautions
A Prevention Guide to Promote Personal Health and Safety
What is Extreme Heat?
Temperatures that hovers over 10 degrees or more above the average temperature for the region and lasts for several weeks.
To protect your health when temperatures are extremely high, remember to keep cool and use common sense. The following tips are important:
Drink Plenty of Fluids: If your doctor limits the amount of fluid you drink or has you on water pills, ask how much you should drink.
Replace Salt & Minerals
Heavy sweating removes salt and minerals from the body. If you excercise, drink two to four glasses of cool, non-alcoholic fluids. If you are on a low-salt diet, talk with your doctor before drinking a sports beverage.
Wear Appropriate Clothing & Sunscreen
Schedule Outdoor Activities Carefully.
Stay Cool Indoors
Use a Buddy System: Monitor the condition of co-workers and have someone do the same for you.
Monitor Those at High Risk:
Infants and children up to four yrs. of age are sensitive to the effects of high temps.
People 65 years of age and older may not compensate for the heat stress.
Overweight people may be prone to heat sickness due to retaining more body heat.
People who overexert during work/exercise.
Avoid Sunburns;
Consult a doctor if the sunburn affects an infant younger than one year of age or if the victim is running a fever, experiences severe pain, or develops fluid-filled blisters.
Know the symptoms of heat disorders and sun overexposure, and be ready to give first-aid.
Warning Signs of Heat stroke:
High body temperature (above 103F, orally)
Red, hot dry skin (not sweating)
Rapid, strong pulse
Throbbing headache
Dizziness
Nausea
Confusion
Unconsciousness
Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion:
Heavy Sweating
Paleness
Muscle CrampsTiredness
Weakness
Dizziness
Headache
Nausea or Vomiting
Fainting
Get victim to shady, area, cool off victim with cool water and seek medical attention immediately.
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