Definitions
Occurs when the body is unable to maintain a healthy temperature in response to a hot environment.
What is Heat Stress?
Dehydrates the body, and the rate of dehydration increases with the increase of consumption. Flushes valuable electrolytes out of the body.
What is alcohol or caffeine?
A gradual and temporary adjustment of the body to work in heat.
What is Acclimatization?
Remove clothing, wash and dry skin, and utilize lotions like calamine for quick relief of pain and itching.
What are the steps to treat Heat Rash?
Irritation of the skin due to elevated levels of humidity and the lack of evaporation of sweat from the skin.
What is Heat Rash?
Restricts circulation to the extremities, hampering the body's ability to cool itself efficiently.
What is nicotine?
Water intake based on heat index and work type.
What is Hydration?
Stop and hydrate with water and electrolytes. Rest before continuing with task.
What is the treatment for Heat Cramps?
The result of a loss of large amounts of fluid and salt from sweating. Symptoms include intense pain and cramping, constant muscle contractions during and after tasks.
What are Heat Cramps?
Other personal conditions that can affect the body's response to heat that could include prescriptions that constrict blood vessels, decrease circulation to the extremities and increases heartrate.
What are Medical Conditions and Medications?
PPE such as Tyvek, Turtle Suits add an additional 18F to the Heat Index and are examples of this prevention category.
What is the Measurement of Heat Exposure?
Stop, move to a cool area, hydrate if able to do so, use cool rags or ice packs and place in high blood flow areas, and call emergency response team.
What is the treatment for Heat Exhaustion?
Excessive loss of water and salts through sweat that cause increased heart rate, loss of coordination, dizziness and fainting, excessive seating and pale skin, headache, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, muscle cramps and intestinal cramps.
What is Heat Exhaustion?
Air Temperature, Humidity, Air Movement, Physical Activity, Conductive Heat Sources, and Clothing and PPE.
What are Environmental Risk Factors?
The review of patterns and information in the temperature and environmental conditions.
What is Weather Monitoring?
Stop, move to a cool area, use cool rags or ice packs and place in high blood flow areas, call 911.
What is the treatment for Heat Stroke?
Total breakdown of the body's cooling system. Symptoms include red, hot, dry skin with no sweating, altered consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures and sometimes chills.
What is Heat Stroke?
Includes age, weight, physical fitness, metabolism, medications, alcohol, drugs, water and caffeine intake, fatigue, and acclimation.
What are Personal Risk Factors?
Spot coolers, fans, and roof ventilators.
What are Engineering controls?
As serious medical condition that needs immediate medical attention.
What is Heat Stroke?