{"id":2947,"date":"2019-04-15T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tfrec.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/admin\/?page_id=2947"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:30:59","slug":"heat-related-illness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tfrec.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/admin\/heat-related-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat-Related Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote your Health and Safety<br><em><span style=\"font-size: 0.85em\">~ by the Center for Disease Control<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to compensate and properly cool themselves. The body normally cools itself by sweating. But under some conditions, sweating just isn&#8217;t enough. In such\u00a0cases, a person&#8217;s body temperature\u00a0rises rapidly. Very high body temperatures may damage the brain or other vital organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several factors affect the body&#8217;s ability to cool itself during extremely&nbsp;hot weather. When the humidity is high, sweat will not evaporate as quickly, preventing the body from releasing&nbsp;heat quickly. Other conditions related to risk include age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, mental illness, poor circulation, sunburn, and prescription drug and alcohol use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect your health when temperatures are extremely high, remember to keep cool and use common sense. The following tips are important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drink plenty of fluids.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t drink liquids that contain alcohol, or large amounts of sugar\u2013these actually cause&nbsp;you to lose more body fluid. Also avoid very cold drink, because they can cause stomach cramps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Replace salts and minerals.<\/strong> Heavy sweating&nbsp;removes salt and minerals from the body. These are necessary for your body and must be replaced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen.<\/strong> Choose lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing. Sunburn affects your body&#8217;s ability to cool itself and causes a loss&nbsp;of body fluids. It also causes&nbsp;pain and damages the skin. If you must go outdoors, protect yourself from the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed hat (also keeps you cooler) along with sunglasses, and by putting on sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher (the most effective products say &#8220;broad spectrum&#8221; or UVA\/UVB protection&#8221; on their labels) 30 minutes prior to going out. Continue to reapply it according to the package directions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Schedule outdoor activities carefully.<\/strong> If you must be outdoors, try to limit your activity to morning and evening hours. Try to rest often in shady areas so that your body&#8217;s thermostat will have a chance to recover.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pace yourself.<\/strong> If you are not accustomed to working in a hot environment, start slowly and pick up the pace gradually. If exertion in the heat makes your heart pound and leaves you gasping for breath, STOP all activity. Get into a cool area&nbsp;or at least into the shade, and rest, especially if you become lightheaded, confused, weak, or faint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use a buddy system<\/strong>. When working in the heat, monitor the condition of your co-workers and have someone do the same for you. Heat-induced illness can cause a person to become confused or lose consciousness. IF you are 65 years of age or older, have a friend or relative call to check on you twice a day during a heat wave. If you know someone in this age group, check on them at least twice a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-1\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index-768x595.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"heat index chart from the CDC.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/I883-heat-index.jpg\">Heat Index Chart (pdf)<\/a> from CDC or download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/heat-exposure\/hazards\">Heat Safety Tool app<\/a> from OSHA fro guidance on dangerous heat conditions. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional Resource: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/P553-LnI-Heat-guide.pdf\">WA L&amp;I Heat Exhaustion\/Heat Stroke Guide (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-25\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/OSHA-heat_app.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/OSHA-heat_app.png 581w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/OSHA-heat_app-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/OSHA-heat_app-576x1024.png 576w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Heat index.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/P2477-Heat-training.pdf\">Heat-Related Illness in the Outdoor Environment<\/a> training, then take the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/P2973-Heat-illness-quiz.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/25\/P2973-Heat-illness-quiz.pdf\">quiz (pdf)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>&lt;&lt; <em>Return to<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/tfrec.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/admin\/new-employee-orientation\/\">Orientation Training<\/a> start page<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><em>Proceed to:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/tfrec.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/admin\/run-hide-fight\/\">Run. 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