Heat Index
What is heat index?
Heat index is how hot it feels to your body.
What is wind chill?
Wind chill is how cold the air feels to your skin.
What is the average temperature of the human body?
98.6 degrees
Heat index is calculated using what 2 factors?
Temperature and relative humidity
Wind chill is calculated using what 2 factors?
Temperature and wind speed
What is the result of low body core temperature?
Hypothermia
Name one common way the body gets rid of heat?
Sweating
What are shivering, clumsiness, slow/shallow breathing, mumbling, confusion, and weak pulse signs of?
Hypothermia
How do you prevent hypothermia?
Wear warm clothes, limit outside time in extreme cold temperatures, stay dry, try to reduce heat loss.
What weather combination is the most dangerous for hyperthermia?
Hot, humid, and sunny.
Frostbite effects which parts of the body?
Extremities: Hands, feet, fingers, toes, ears, nose, cheeks, chin, and lips.
How do you prevent hyperthermia?
Drink lots of fluids, avoid exercising in the heat, wear light-weight clothes, loose-fitting, light-colored clothes, stay indoors on very hot days.
Heatstroke is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when your body temperature is greater than?
104
What is it called when tissues turn black because your skin cells die after freezing?
Frostbite
What are symptoms of heatstroke?
Symptoms are fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fainting, and a weak rapid pulse.