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• Never leave any person or pets alone in closed vehicles.
• Dress in loose-fitting, lightweight and light-colored clothes that cover as much skin as possible.
• Protect face and head by wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
• Check on family, friends, and neigh- bors who do not have air condition- ing and who spend much of their time alone.
When outdoors, you should:
• Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. Use a buddy system when working in extreme heat, and take frequent breaks.
• Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sun block, and light-colored, loose fitting clothes.
• At first signs of heat illness (diz- ziness, nausea, headaches, muscle cramps), move to a cooler location, rest for a few minutes and slowly drink a cool beverage. Seek medical attention immediately if you do not feel better.
• Avoid extreme temperature changes. A cool shower immediately after coming inside from hot temperatures
can result in hypothermia, particular- ly for elderly or very young people.
Familiarize yourself with extreme heat terms to help identify potential hazards:
• Heat Wave: Prolonged period of
excessive heat often combined with excessive humidity.
• Heat Index: A number in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that tells how hot it feels when relative humidity is added to the air temperature. Exposure to
full sunshine can increase the heat
index by 15 degrees.
• Heat Cramps: Muscular pains
and spasms due to heavy exertion. Although heat cramps are the least severe, they are often the first signal that the body is having trouble with the heat.
• Heat Exhaustion: Typically occurs when people exercise heavily or work in a hot, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating. Blood flow to the skin increases, causing blood flow to decrease to the vital organs. This results in a form of mild shock. If not treated, the victim’s condition will worsen. Body temperature will keep rising and the victim may suffer heat stroke.
• Heat Stroke: A life-threatening condition. The victim’s temperature control system, which produces sweating to cool the body, stops working. The body temperature can rise so high that brain damage and death may result if the body is not cooled quickly.
• Sun Stroke: Another term for heat stroke.
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