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What safety precautions did you observe to avoid dehydration, overexertion, hyperthermia, or
hypothermia while participating in the activity?
Dehydration occurs when your body loses more fluids than you consume. Dehydration can
cause cramps, shock, renal failure, and other serious complications. Heat exposure, a high temperature,
vomiting and diarrhea, diuretic and laxative drugs, and fluid imbalance caused by certain illnesses can all
induce dehydration. Sweating and urine are two natural ways for your body to shed water. To avoid
dehydration, drink plenty of water, as directed by your doctor, eat foods with high amounts of water like fruits
and vegetables. Avoid or limit drinks with caffeine like coffee, teas, and soft drinks. Avoid or limit drinks with
alcohol.
On the other hand, Overexertion refers to excessive physical and skeletomuscular that results
in discomfort or injuries. To avoid it, stretch and warm up your muscles before doing an activity, take breaks
every 30 minutes, especially if you usually stay in the same position for many hours, do exercises, like wrist
exercises, to keep your joints healthy and learn the proper technique and form for the task or exercise you’re
doing. Ask for help if you don’t know what the correct form is. Moreover, lift heavy objects with your legs, not
your back, bend your knees before lifting any heavy items, and keep the items tucked close to your body and
avoid overexercising and switch up your routine. Try to include at least 1 day of rest per week in your fitness
routine and don’t try to do too much too soon with physical activity. Slowly increase your activity duration,
intensity, and frequency and rest after repetitive or strenuous activities.
Nevertheless, Hyperthermia is a condition in which the body's heat-regulating mechanisms fail
to cope with the heat it receives from the environment, resulting in an excessively high body temperature. If
someone is suffering from this, get the person out of the heat and into a shady, air-conditioned or other cool
place. Urge them to lie down. Encourage the individual to shower, bathe or sponge off with cool water, apply a
cold, wet cloth to the wrists, neck, armpits, and/or groin. These are places where blood passes close to the
surface of the skin, and the cold cloths can help cool the blood. If the person can swallow safely, offer fluids
such as water, fruit, and vegetable juices, but avoid alcohol and caffeine.
Lastly, Hypothermia is a long-term exposure to extremely low temperatures. When your body is
exposed to cold conditions, it begins to lose heat more quickly than it produces. Longer exposures deplete
your body's stored energy, resulting in a drop in body temperature. Remove any wet clothes, hats, gloves,
shoes, and socks, protect the person against wind, drafts, and further heat loss with warm, dry clothes and
blankets. Move gently to a warm, dry shelter as soon as possible. Begin rewarming the person with extra
clothing and warm blankets. Also, provide warm beverages and food.

Submitted by: Venus B. Tarre Grade 12-GAS 1

Submitted to: Mr. Joemar Sanico