Heat-Related Illnesses: What to Look For [and] What to Do [2017]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.) ; United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  Heat Stroke ; WHAT TO LOOK FOR ; • High body temperature (103°F or higher) ; • Hot, red, dry, or damp skin ; • Fast, strong pulse ; • Headache ; • Dizziness ; • Nausea ; • Confusion ; • Losing consciousness (passing out) ; WHAT TO DO ; • Call 911 right away-heat stroke is a medical emergency ; • Move the person to a cooler place ; • Help lower the person’s temperature with cool cloths or a cool bath ; • Do not give the person anything to drink ; Heat Exhaustion ; • Heavy sweating ; • Cold, pale, and clammy skin ; • Fast, weak pulse ; • Nausea or vomiting ; • Muscle cramps ; • Tiredness or weakness ; • Fainting (passing out) ; • Move to a cool place ; • Loosen your clothes ; • Put cool, wet cloths on your body or take a cool bath ; • Sip water ; • Get medical help right away if: ; • You are throwing up ; • Your symptoms get worse ; • Your symptoms last longer than 1 hour ; Heat Cramps ; • Heavy sweating during intense exercise ; • Muscle pain or spasms ; • Stop physical activity and move to a cool place ; • Drink water or a sports drink ; • Wait for cramps to go away before you do any more physical activity ; • Cramps last longer than 1 hour ; • You’re on a low-sodium diet ; • You have heart problems ; Sunburn ; • Painful, red, and warm skin ; • Blisters on the skin ; • Stay out of the sun until your sunburn heals ; • Put cool cloths on sunburned areas or take a cool bath ; • Put moisturizing lotion on sunburned areas ; • Do not break blisters ; Heat Rash ; • Red clusters of small blisters that look like pimples on the skin (usually on the neck, chest, groin, or in elbow creases) ; • Stay in a cool, dry place ; • Keep the rash dry ; • Use powder (like baby powder) to soothe the rash ; CS280226 ; Heat_Related_Illness.pdf
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• Subjects:
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Stress Disorders
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59395/cdc_59395_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 112.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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