Heat Cramps
The primary cause of heat cramps.
What is loss of fluids and electrolytes through sweating?
This skin condition is a classic sign of heat exhaustion.
What is cool and clammy skin?
Heat stroke or hyperthermia can be described in this way.
What is the least common but most severe heat-related illness?
Cold water or ice should be applied to these body locations where major blood vessels are close to the skin.
What are pulse points?
This is the fastest-warming city in the United States.
What is Reno?
Heat cramps are commonly felt in these body areas.
What are the legs, arms, or abdomen?
Heat exhaustion occurs when fluids lost through sweating are not replaced and the body loses this ability.
What is the ability to cool itself?
Confusion and [blank] are indicative signs of heat stroke.
What is slurred speech?
Two examples of pulse points used for rapid cooling.
What are the neck and underarms?
The use of these is associated with increased mortality during extreme heat.
What are commonly prescribed medications, alcohol, and narcotics?
These two common symptoms often accompany heat cramps.
What are sweating and thirst?
The first treatment step for heat exhaustion.
What is moving the person to a cooler environment with circulating air?
Heat stroke occurs when this happens.
What is the body's cooling system becoming overwhelmed?
Hands can be immersed in cold water for this amount of time.
What is 15–20 minutes?
Clark County has this many volunteer daytime cooling stations during extreme heat events.
What is 43?
Besides rest, drinking these can help treat heat cramps.
What are electrolytes and carbohydrates?
These symptoms may indicate worsening heat exhaustion.
What are vomiting, altered consciousness, or inability to take fluids?
How the skin might appear during heat stroke.
What is moist, pale, or flushed?
This action increases evaporative cooling when used with cool water.
What is fanning?
According to the WHO, this is the leading cause of weather-related deaths worldwide.
What is heat stress?
Heat cramps are common in these conditions
What are hot and humid conditions?
If heat exhaustion doesn't improve, responders should place the person in this position.
What is the recovery position?
These severe neurological symptoms may occur during heat stroke.
What are seizures or unresponsiveness?
Name three heat-mitigation supplies recommended for outreach events.
What are frozen water, cooling towels, misting fans, canopies, sunscreen, aloe vera, or cooling stations?
According to Heat Index Values, if the temperature is 96 degrees with 65% humidity, this is how hot it feels.
What is 121 degrees?