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Enviromental Emergencies

1 HEAT EXHAUSTION

This is a condition caused by excessive heat. The

person starts sweating, he or she is tired, thirsty,
irritable, weak and maybe has an elevated body
temperature.

What to do: first, remove the person from the heat

source, next, slowly rehydrate the person giving
him/her water, juice or sport drinks. Then remove
the sweaty clothes and let the person rest for an
hour or so. Avoid alcohol or carbonated drinks
because they make de dehydration condition worse.

2 HYPOTHERMIA

The opposite condition to heat exhaustion is

hypothermia, which is excessive exposure to cold
weather contracting the blood vessels near the skin.
Some reasons are over exposure to cold weather,
getting wet, having certain circulation problems.

What to do: First, it is important to dress properly.

Cover your head, and limbs (hands and feet) to avoid
the heat escaping from the body. Then drink plenty
of warm drinks to be hydrated. Eat food that
provides you with enough energy such as chocolate:
Finally, change wet clothes to dry ones if the ones
you are wearing get wet.