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Not Your Grandfather's Camping Trip: Climate change and health hazards of outdoor recreation
The document discusses the dangers posed by climate change during outdoor activities, emphasizing the risks from extreme heat, hazardous plants, tick-borne diseases, and polluted water sources. It provides prevention tips, first aid measures, and safety guidelines for managing these hazards while camping or engaging in outdoor recreation. Key safety recommendations include avoiding smoking conditions, recognizing symptoms of heat-related illnesses, and ensuring proper food safety practices.
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- 1. NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER'S CAMPINGTRIP: Climate Change and Hazards of the Great Outdoors
- 2. Carbon is thebuilding block of life CHOCOLATE CHOLESTEROL ALCOHOLSTARCH
- 3. EVERYTHING THAT WAS EVERALIVE HAS CARBON IN IT
- 4. Burning releases carboninto the air as carbon dioxide.
- 5. Carbon dioxide trapsheat from the sun.
- 6. WARMERAverage Temperature Increaseper Decade Since 1970
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- 9. SUPER POISON IVY biggerbadder
- 10. Poison Oak PoisonSumac
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- 14. SIGNS Sweating Dizziness Headache Muscle cramps Dark urine HEATEXHAUSTION FIRST AID Lie down, elevate feet Cool fluids Wipe with wet cloth Fan
- 15. HEAT STROKE SIGNS Skin hot,red, dry Confusion Irrationality Rapid pulse and breathing FIRST AID CALL 911 All of previous Remove clothing and sponge with cool water Ice packs in armpits and groin
- 16. PREVENTION TEMPERATURE > 85& TEMP + HUMIDITY > 150 = DANGER
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- 23. TICK ATTACHED OVER36 HOURS? SYMPTOMS Fever Aches and Pains Rash TREATMENT Remove Tick See doctor Antibiotic
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- 25. PREVENTION STAY ON TRAILCHECK! SOCKS OVER PA USE REPELLANT COVER UP, LIGHT COLORSPERMETHRIN ON CLOTHES
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- 27. WEST NILE VIRUS MOSTPEOPLE DON'T GET SICK Fever Headache Spotty Rash ENCEPHALITIS High Fever Stiff Neck Confusion Seizures Weakness or paralysisPREVENTION Insect Repellant No Standing Water Inside in Early Evening TREATMENT Supportive care
- 28. Yarnell, AZ July2013 WILDFIRE
- 29. CHECK B4 UGO www.inciweb.org www.smokeybear.com
- 30. DON'T EXERT yourself insmoky conditions.
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- 32. BLUE GREEN ALGAE DON'TDRINK OR SWIM Microcystin is common in lakes Toxin may be present without visible algae Not removed by boiling or filtering Causes: Rash Diarrhea Hepatitis Liver Cancer
- 33. AMOEBIC MENINGITIS KEEP HEAD ABOVEWATER IN WARM LAKES AND HOT SPRINGS
- 34. LEPTOSPIROSIS AVOID SWIMMING andPADDLING AFTER HEAVY RAIN
- 35. VIBRIO Check for closures Don'tharvest from sun exposed areas Cook to 145 degrees Don't eat raw in summer Shellfish Safety Hotline 1-800-562-5632
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- 37. PACIFIC SEA NETTLEPREVENTION Keep skincovered or apply vaseline TREATMENT Rinse with sea water, not fresh Remove tentacles Apply paste of baking soda and seawater. When dry scrape off with credit card.
- 38. FLASH FLOODS Don't driveacross flooded roads 12-18 inches of water can float and flip a car If you get stuck, get out of the car and seek higher ground
- 39. Don't hike narrow canyonswhen it looks like rain Don't camp in dry washes or at edge of streams In case of rising water climb up, don't try to run.
- 40. SAFE RIVER CROSSING Not overthighs Not too fast (stick) Not narrow spot No tumbling rocks No strainers downstream Safe exit point SHOULD YOU DO IT?
- 41. CROSSING METHODS Backpack chestand waist straps undone Shoes on.
- 42. HAVE FUN, BESAFE www.climate911.org
Editor's Notes
- #5 PORQUE CAMBIA LA CLIMA? CARBON ES LA FUNDACION DE VIDA. TODO LO QUE HA VIVIDO TIENE CARBONO. QUANDO LO ENCENDIMOS, EL CARBONO SE JUNTA CON OXYGEN Y FORMA DIOXIDO DE CARBONO.
- #6 Earth can absorb some CO2. ¼ in oceans, ¼ in forests but we are burning twice as much as planet can handle so the other half goes into atmosphere where it forms a blanket around the earth trapping the heat of the sun, and that's why temperatures are increasing.
- #7 Over the last 100 years the temp has gone up 0.1 F per decade, but since 1970 its been going up 3-4 times as fast.
- #8 Along with the increase in average temperature, we have more extremes, drought, floods, severe storms Climate change makes us sick by affecting the things that are necessary for our survival. Which are?
- #14 WE ARE HAVING MORE AND LONGER HEAT WAVES, PROJECTED TO QUADRUPLE BY 2050. VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE ELDERLY POOR CHRONIC DISEASES AND WORK/PLAY OUTDOORS
- #19 Hot weather incr poisoning,most common cause is campylobacter. Spreads thru flocks with warm weather, multiplies faster anywhere from farm to fork. In 2011 Campylobacter was found on 47% of raw chicken samples bought in grocery stores. C and Salmonella incr 5-10% for every 2 degrees. diarrhea sometimes bloody, abd cramps, fever 2-7d No tx, just hydration BOTTOM OF COOLER OR SEPARATE WASH PLATE AND CUTTING BOARD MAKE SURE WELL DONE poultry 165 degrees, pork 160, beef 145
- #20 RELATION TO CLIMATE NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD, HAS TO DO WITH ANIMAL HOSTS. MILDER WINTERS ARE INCREASING POPULATIONS OF HOST ANIMALS AND LYME IS MOVING NORTH.
- #28 rainfall and accumulated groundwater increase the habitats for mosquito larvae growth. Warmer winters may help infected insects survive longer and facilitate the migration to once-cooler regions. Warmer summers speed up the development and breeding of infected mosquitoes, which also increases their number and range.
- #35 BIPHASIC ILLNESS, BACTEREMIC/IMMUNE, WEIL SYNDROME MOST WIDESPREAD ZOONOSIS IN WORLD, RE EMERGING IN US, VECTORS-RATS, DOMESTIC PETS, LIVESTOCK, WILD ANIMALS. CONTACT WITH URINE DIRECT OCCUPATIONAL OR FLOODWATERS. PUERTO RICO AND HI. TRIATHELONS. INCIDENCE IN US HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1990'S. DOGS- 2000'S.
- #36 VIBRIO INFECTIONS MORE THAN DOUBLED 1998-2010.
- #37 Paralytic Diarrhetic Amnesic transplacental- brain damage Neurotoxic
- #38 California to Oregon, now Washington. Population increasing and spreading due to climate change. Bell up to 3 feet and tentacles up to 15 feet which shoot capsules of venom on contact. Important not to apply fresh water or rub because that can make the capsules discharge injecting more venom.