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1、FirstAidforHeatExhaustionandHeatStrokeSweatactslikeournaturalairconditioner.Assweatevaporatesfromourskin,itcoolsusoff.Ourpersonalcoolingsystemcanfail,though,ifweoverexertourselvesonhotandhumiddays.Whenthishappens,ourbodyheatcanclimbtodangerouslevels.Thisc
2、anresultsinheatexhaustionoraheatstrokewhichislife-threatening.Heatexhaustiontakestimetodevelop.Fluidsandsaltarevitalforhealth.Theyarelostaschildrenandadultssweatalotduringexerciseorotherstrenuousactivities.Itisveryimportanttodrinklotsofliquidsbefore,durin
3、gandafterexerciseinhotweather.Asstrangeasitseems,peoplesufferingfromheatexhaustionhavelow,normaloronlyslightlyelevatedbodytemperatures.SignsandSymptomsofheatexhaustioninclude:·Cool,clammy,paleskin·Sweating·Drymouth·Fatigue,weakness·Dizziness·Headache·Naus
4、ea,sometimesvomiting·Musclecramps·WeakandrapidpulseHeatstroke,unlikeheatexhaustion,strikessuddenly,withlittlewarning.Whenthebody'scoolingsystemfails,thebody'stemperaturerisesfast.Thiscreatesanemergencycondition.Signsofheatstrokeinclude:·Veryhightemperatur
5、e(104degreesForhigher)·Hot,dry,redskin·Nosweating·Deepbreathingandfastpulse-thenshallowbreathingandweakpulse·Dilatedpupils·Confusion,delirium,hallucinations·Convulsions·LossofconsciousnessChronicmedicalconditionssuchasdiabetes,useofalcohol,andvomitingordi
6、arrheacanputchildrenandadultsatriskforaheatstrokeduringveryhotweather.Heatstrokeinchildrenisnotonlyduetohightemperaturesandhumidity,butalsotonotdrinkingenoughfluids.PreventionHeatexhaustionandheatstrokecanbepreventedwiththisadvice:·Donotstayinorleaveanyon
7、einclosed,parkedcarsduringhotweather.·Takecautionwhenyoumustbeinthesun.Atthefirstsignsofheatexhaustion,getoutofthesunoryourbodytemperaturewillcontinuetorise.·Donotexercisevigorouslyduringthehottesttimesoftheday.Instead,run,jogorexerciseclosertosunriseorsu
8、nset.Iftheoutsidetemperatureis82degreesForaboveandthehumidityishigh,doyouractivityforashortertime.·Wearlight,loose-fittingclothing,suchascotton,sosweatcanevaporate.And,putonawide-brimmedhatwithvents.·Drinklotsofliqu
