Heat Stress: First Aid for Heat Illness [2017]

doi:10.26616/NIOSHPUB2017128

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Heat Stress: First Aid for Heat Illness [2017]

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2017/02/01
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series: NIOSH Numbered Publications

File Language:

English

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Journal Article:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Cooling is key. Know the symptoms and treatment of heat illness. Things you need to know: 1. Heat illness can strike quickly - learn to recognize the symptoms. 2. Workers with heat illness should stop working, get cool, and drink fluids. 3. Altered mental state can be a sign of heat stroke and requires immediate attention. 4. When treating severe heat illness, cooling is the first priority. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

First Aid Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Humidity Mining Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

Heat; Heat-exposure; Heat-stress; Heat-stroke; Mining; Mining industry; Heat exhaustion; Humidity; First aid
Source:

Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-128, 2017 Feb; :1-2
Series:

NIOSH Numbered Publications
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2017128
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

2 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20049655
Federal Fiscal Year:

2017
NORA Priority Area:

Mining
Peer Reviewed:

False
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45849/cdc_45849_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 719.92 KB ]

File Language:

English

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