HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IN CLAYTON COUNTY
It is hot here in the southeast. There is a very good reason they call it HOT-lanta.
Please protect yourself.
Stay inside where its nice and cool.
If you must go outside where protective clothing and drink plenty of water.
Here are some helpful tips from your favorite contractor that does air conditioning repair in Locust Grove.
HEAT STROKE — WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• High body temperature (103°F or higher)
• Hot, red, dry, or damp skin
• Fast, strong pulse
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Confusion
• Losing consciousness (passing out)
HEAT STROKE — WHAT TO DO
• Call 911 right away-heat stroke is a
medical emergency
• Move the person to a cooler place
• Help lower the person’s temperature
with cool cloths or a cool bath
• Do not give the person anything to
drink
HEAT EXHAUSTION— WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Heavy sweating
• Cold, pale, and clammy skin
• Fast, weak pulse
• Nausea or vomiting
• Muscle cramps
• Tiredness or weakness
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Fainting (passing out)
HEAT EXHAUSTION— WHAT TO DO
• Move to a cool place
• Loosen your clothes
• Put cool, wet cloths on your body or
take a cool bath
• Sip water
Get medical help right away if:
• You are throwing up
• Your symptoms get worse
• Your symptoms last longer than 1 hour
HEAT CRAMPS— WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Heavy sweating during intense
exercise
• Muscle pain or spasms
HEAT CRAMPS— WHAT TO DO
• Stop physical activity and move to a
cool place
• Drink water or a sports drink
• Wait for cramps to go away before you do any more physical activity
Get medical help right away if:
• Cramps last longer than 1 hour
• You’re on a low-sodium diet
• You have heart problems
SUNBURN— WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Painful, red, and warm skin
• Blisters on the skin
SUNBURN— WHAT TO DO
• Stay out of the sun until your
sunburn heals
• Put cool cloths on sunburned areas
or take a cool bath
• Put moisturizing lotion on sunburned
areas
• Do not break blisters
HEAT RASH—WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Red clusters of small blisters that look
like pimples on the skin (usually on the
neck, chest, groin, or in elbow creases)
HEAT RASH—WHAT TO DO
• Stay in a cool, dry place
• Keep the rash dry
• Use powder (like baby powder) to
soothe the rash
As seen originally here at https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/warning.html