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Working in hot environments for long periods can lead to heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, and the most severe, heat stroke. Symptoms include dehydration, leg cramps, fainting, and increased body temperature. To prevent these, one should avoid direct heat/sun exposure, stay hydrated by drinking water regularly, rest in the shade when possible, and seek help immediately if symptoms occur. For heat stroke victims, it is important to cool the body by removing clothes, applying water, using a fan, and seeking immediate medical attention.
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- 5. • WORKING FOR LONG HOURS IN HEAT EXPOSED AREA LEADS TO:- 1. HEAT STRESS 2. HEAT EXHAUSTION 3. HEAT SYNCOPE 4. HEAT STROKE
- 6. Dehydration Scanty and yellow colored urine. Leg cramps Backache Pain in fingers and toes Giddiness & Faints Sweating stopped---Rise in body temperature---Hot flushed skin, high body temperature--- unconsciousness ---Death HEAT STRESS HEAT EXHAUSTI ON HEAT SYNCOPE HEAT STROKE
- 10. What can be done to prevent heat stress:- 1. Avoid direct exposure to heat / sun / hot air. 2. Cover your body with cotton clothes. 3. Drink 250 ml of plain water on every ½ an hour starting from the time of exposure to heat / sun / hot air. 4. Avoid coffee(caffeine). 5. Cool down under fan whenever possible. 6. Take small breaks whenever feel stressed. 7. Respond and report to heat symptoms early.
- 12. Hydration (“water, water, water…”) Group Level 1. System to make sure each person drinks enough. 2. System to ensure enough water is available. 3. Include electrolytes. Individual Level 1. Carry a water bottle. 2. Drink before, during, after. 3. Drink before you are thirsty. 4. Urine colour monitoring, specific gravity.
- 14. 1. Shift the casualty to a colder place. 2. Remove the clothes. 3. Soak the body with water. 4. Switch on the fan to make water evaporate from the body surface leading to cool down the body temperature. 5. Meanwhile arrange for shifting the casualty to OHC/AE 6. Don’t try to feed water to semiconscious /unconscious person. 7. Hospitalization and in-patient treatment.