SYMPTOMS OF HEAT-RELATED CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT Heat-Related Illness Signs & Symptoms Management Heat Exhaustion Gradual weakness, nausea, Move resident to a cooler place and anxiety, excess sweating, encourage rest. Lay the resident headache, dizziness, or fainting. down and elevate the legs and feet May lead to loss of slightly. Loosen or remove consciousness and/or circulatory and apply wet resident’s clothing failure. Skin is pale, grayish and cloths, such as towels or sheets. If clammy. May show irritability or the resident is conscious, give cool change in behavior; low or water to drink. Make sure the normal temperature; slightly low resident drinks slowly. Give a half blood pressure; cramps in the glass of cool water (not iced) every abdomen/ arms/ legs. 15 minutes. Monitor the resident carefully. Heat exhaustion can quickly become heatstroke. Heat Stroke (Serious Emergency) Headache, weakness, agitation, Immediately call 911 or confusion, seizures, lethargy, or paramedics. Remove resident’s sudden loss of consciousness. clothing and cool skin by wrapping Hot, red, dry skin with little or immersing in cold water or ice. sweating; very high temperature (above 105 degrees); hard, rapid pulse; rapid, shallow breathing. Heat Cramps Severe cramps and spasms in Move resident to a cooler place and the arms, legs and/or abdomen; encourage rest. mild nausea; perspiration. Skin Lightly stretch the effected muscle may be hot and dry or cool and and replenish fluids. clammy depending on the Provide half glass of cool water humidity. The muscles feel like every 15 minutes. Do not give hard knots. Resident may have liquids with alcohol or caffeine in pale skin. them as they can cause further dehydration, making the conditions worse.
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT-RELATED CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT Heat-Related Illness Signs & Symptoms Management Heat Exhaustion Gradual weakness, nausea, anxiety, excess sweating, headache, dizziness, or fainting. May lead to loss of consciousness and/or circulatory failure. Skin is pale, grayish and clammy. May show irritability or change in behavior; low or normal temperature; slightly low blood pressure; cramps in the abdomen/ arms/ legs. Move resident to a cooler place and encourage rest. Lay the resident down and elevate the legs and feet slightly. Loosen or remove resident’s clothing and apply wet cloths, such as towels or sheets. If the resident is conscious, give cool water to drink. Make sure the resident drinks slowly. Give a half glass of cool water (not iced) every 15 minutes. Monitor the resident carefully. Heat exhaustion can quickly become heatstroke. Heat Stroke (Serious Emergency) Headache, weakness, agitation, confusion, seizures, lethargy, or sudden loss of consciousness. Hot, red, dry skin with little sweating; very high temperature (above 105 degrees); hard, rapid pulse; rapid, shallow breathing. Immediately call 911 or paramedics. Remove resident’s clothing and cool skin by wrapping or immersing in cold water or ice. Heat Cramps Severe cramps and spasms in the arms, legs and/or abdomen; mild nausea; perspiration. Skin may be hot and dry or cool and clammy depending on the humidity. The muscles feel like hard knots. Resident may have pale skin. Move resident to a cooler place and encourage rest. Lightly stretch the effected muscle and replenish fluids. Provide half glass of cool water every 15 minutes. Do not give liquids with alcohol or caffeine in them as they can cause further dehydration, making the conditions worse.
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