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    This document provides tips for preventing heat injuries during training in hot environments. It recommends drinking water regularly to stay hydrated, even if not thirsty, and checking urine color as an indicator of hydration status. Eating meals with salt is also advised to replace salt lost through sweat. Low calorie diets or supplements containing ephedra should be avoided when training in heat. The core values of the Army are also listed.

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    This document provides tips for preventing heat injuries during training in hot environments. It recommends drinking water regularly to stay hydrated, even if not thirsty, and checking urine color as an indicator of hydration status. Eating meals with salt is also advised to replace salt lost through sweat. Low calorie diets or supplements containing ephedra should be avoided when training in heat. The core values of the Army are also listed.

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    This document provides tips for preventing heat injuries during training in hot environments. It recommends drinking water regularly to stay hydrated, even if not thirsty, and checking urine color as an indicator of hydration status. Eating meals with salt is also advised to replace salt lost through sweat. Low calorie diets or supplements containing ephedra should be avoided when training in heat. The core values of the Army are also listed.

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    Heat Can Kill!

    Prevention Works
    Drink:
    l Drink enough water to replace your sweat losses. l Dont wait to feel thirsty, your body may need water before you feel thirsty. l Remind your buddy to drink. Refill your canteens at every opportunity. l Look at your urine. If it is dark or if you have not urinated, you need to drink more.
    Ar my Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfess-Service, H onor, Integrity, & Personal Courage.

    Eat:
    l meals to replace salts. Eat Drinking too much water and not eating enough salt may be fatal. l Do not follow low calorie diets while training in a hot environment. l Do NOT take any dietary supplements containing ephedra (ma-huang) at ANY time.

    CP-012-0305 For additional copies, contact U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Health Information Operations Division at 1-800-222-9698 or CHPPM-HealthInformationOperations@apg.amedd.army.mil. For electronic versions and other heat injury prevention resources, see http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/heat. Local reproduction is authorized.

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