HEAT SAFETY TIPS FOR SUMMER FROM SECURITY
HEAT EXHAUSTION
August usually means it’s the middle of the summer and typically the hottest month of the year for us south Floridians. Within our community many of our members enjoy the outdoors. With high August temperatures, comes the potential for heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion does not usually need emergency medical help if you can cool down within 30 minutes. If it turns into heatstroke, it needs to be treated as an emergency.
Check for signs of heat exhaustion. The signs of heat exhaustion include:
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Tiredness Dizziness Headache
Feeling sick or being sick
• Excessive sweating and skin becoming pale and clammy or getting a heat rash, but a change in skin color can be harder to see on brown and black skin • Cramps in the arms, legs, and stomach • Fast breathing or heartbeat • High temperature • Being very thirsty • Weakness The symptoms of heat exhaustion are often the same in adults and children, although children may become irritable too. If someone is showing signs of heat exhaustion, they need to be cooled down and given fluids. If someone has heat exhaustion, follow these 4 steps:
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Move them to a cool place.
Remove all unnecessary clothing like a jacket or socks. Get them to drink a sports or rehydration drink, or cool water.
4. Cool their skin – spray or sponge them with cool water and fan them. Cold packs, wrapped in a cloth and put under the armpits or on the neck are good too.
Stay with them until they’re better. They should start to cool down and feel better within 30 minutes.
For further questions, please contact security at 561.622.7800.
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