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Trindel Insurance Fund Heat Illness Prevention & First Aid presented by Gene Herndon Trindel Insurance Fund Safety

Trindel Insurance Fund Heat Illness Prevention & First Aid presented by Gene Herndon Trindel Insurance Fund Safety Officer. Your body’s cooling system. Oil & Coolant – Blood & Sweat Radiator – Skin Water & Oil pump – Heart. Faulty cooling system = Heat Illness!. Lack of coolant - sweat

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Trindel Insurance Fund Heat Illness Prevention & First Aid presented by Gene Herndon Trindel Insurance Fund Safety

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  1. Trindel Insurance FundHeat Illness Prevention & First Aidpresented byGene HerndonTrindel Insurance Fund Safety Officer

  2. Your body’s cooling system • Oil & Coolant – Blood & Sweat • Radiator – Skin • Water & Oil pump – Heart

  3. Faulty cooling system = Heat Illness! • Lack of coolant - sweat • Plugged radiator – Clothes, Fat, Protective equipment

  4. Environmental Risk Factors • High Temperatures • Radiant heat • Conductive heat • Air movement • Activity – severity and duration • High Humidity

  5. Personal Risk Factors • Age • Weight • Fitness • Medical condition • Medication and alcohol use • Acclimatization

  6. Heat Illness • Heat Cramps • Heat Exhaustion • Heat Syncope (fainting) • Heat Stroke

  7. Signs & Symptoms Heat Cramps • Heavy sweating • Depleted salt and dehydration • Cramps in abdomen, arms or legs

  8. Heat Cramps – First Aid • Move to shade • Drink sports drink or clear juice • Rest in shade and monitor for heat exhaustion

  9. Signs & Symptoms:Heat Exhaustion • Skin – pale, moist, cool • Profuse sweating • Feel Faint • Head ache, nausea, thirst, weakness • Elevated core temperature • Increased pulse rate

  10. Heat Exhaustion – First Aid • Move to shade • Lay person down and elevate legs and feet slightly • Loosen clothing • Have person sip cool water or sports drink • Cool by spraying or sponging with water and fanning • Monitor condition and notify medical care

  11. Signs & SymptomsHeat Syncope • Light head • Feeling faint • Dizzy when change positions

  12. Heat Syncope – First Aid • Same as heat exhaustion • Call medical assistance

  13. Signs & Symptoms:Heat Stroke • Skin – Hot and dry • Face – Flushed • Dizziness, confusion, or delirium • Hyperventilation • Elevated Blood Pressure • Unconscious • Elevated temperature – 105 or more

  14. Heat Stroke – First Aid • Begin first aid and call 911 • Move person to shade • Remove clothing and apply cool water • Fan person to cool body • Lie person down and slightly elevate legs and feet • Apply ice packs to groin and armpits

  15. Reducing the Risk of Heat Illness • Recognition • Hydration • Shade • Acclimatization • Rest Breaks • Prompt Medical Attention • Training

  16. Recognize the Hazard • Monitor weather conditions • Between 70 f and 90 f • Depends on activity and duration • Determine the heat index

  17. HEAT INDEX

  18. Water • Adequate supply of cool potable water • Minimum of 2 gallons per employee per shift • Drink 3 – 4 glasses of water per hour • Start before shift • Don’t wait to get thirsty

  19. Shade & Rest Breaks • Work in shade as much as possible • Provide shade for rest periods • Move to shade when feel need relief • Rest at least 5 minutes • Drink water during breaks

  20. Acclimatization • Gradually increase exposure to allow body to adjust • After prolong absence, recent illness or recent increase in temperature • Monitor employees closely for heat illness symptoms

  21. Prompt Medical Attention • Any of the symptoms of heat illness require immediate medical attention • Symptoms may lead to serious heat illnesses • Get medical attention regardless of employee’s protests.

  22. Training & Retraining • Prevention • Hydration • Breaks • Symptom recognition • How to contact emergency medical services • How to give accurate location

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