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Symptoms and treatments for heat illness TYPES AND SYMPTOMS TREATMENTS Symptoms of heat illness can be mild or severe. Know symptoms and treatments to prevent serious heat illness and death. Rash Heat Stroke Exhaustion Dizziness or Fainting Cramps Keep skin clean and dry Use calamine lotion Water, rest, shade Have a snack Tell supervisor Water, rest, shade Elevate legs Tell supervisor Water, rest, shade Elevate legs Lay on side if vomiting Cool, wet cloths Tell supervisor Move to shade Elevate legs Lay on side if vomiting Cool, wet cloths Tell supervisor EMERGENCY! CALL 911! Red, itchy skin bumps Painful muscle spasms in the arms, legs, and belly • Feeling sick to stomach, vomiting • Cool, clammy, sweaty, pale skin • Weak, tired, light-headed, headache • Feeling sick to stomach, vomiting • Hot, dry, red skin (some sweat possible) • Confusion, irritability, seizure, no response This work by Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. deohs.washington.edu/pnash 06.2020

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Symptoms and treatments for heat illnessTYPES AND SYMPTOMS TREATMENTS

Symptoms of heat illness can be mild or severe. Know symptoms and treatments to prevent serious heat illness and death.

Rash

Heat Stroke

Exhaustion

Dizziness or Fainting

Cramps

• Keep skin clean and dry• Use calamine lotion

• Water, rest, shade• Have a snack• Tell supervisor

• Water, rest, shade• Elevate legs• Tell supervisor

• Water, rest, shade• Elevate legs• Lay on side if vomiting• Cool, wet cloths• Tell supervisor

• Move to shade• Elevate legs• Lay on side if vomiting• Cool, wet cloths• Tell supervisor

EMERGENCY! CALL 911!

Red, itchy skin bumps

Painful muscle spasms in the arms, legs, and belly

• Feeling sick to stomach, vomiting• Cool, clammy, sweaty, pale skin• Weak, tired, light-headed, headache

• Feeling sick to stomach, vomiting• Hot, dry, red skin (some sweat possible)• Confusion, irritability, seizure, no response

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Síntomas y tratamientos de enfermedades por calor

TÍPOS Y SÍNTOMAS TRATAMIENTOS

Los síntomas de las enfermedades por calor pueden ser leves o graves. Conozca los síntomas y tratamientos para prevenir enfermedades graves causadas por el calor y la muerte.

Sarpullido

Agotamiento

Mareos o desmayos

Calambres

• Mantener la piel limpia y seca• Usar loción de calamina

• Agua, descanso y sombra• Comer un aperitivo• Informar al supervisor

• Agua, descanso y sombra• Elevar las piernas• Informar al supervisor

• Agua, descanso y sombra• Elevar las piernas• Acostarse de lado si vomita• Paños frescos y húmedos• Informar al supervisor

Granitos rojos con comezón de la piel

Espasmos musculares dolorosos en brazos, piernas y vientre

• Sentirse mal del estómago, vomitar• Piel fría, húmeda, sudorosa, pálida• Debilidad, cansancio, mareo, dolor de cabeza

Golpe de calor• Mover a la sombra• Elevar las piernas• Acostarse de lado si vomita• Paños frescos y húmedos• Informar al supervisor

¡EMERGENCIA! ¡LLAME AL 911!

• Sentirse mal del estómago, vomitar• Piel caliente, seca, roja (con algo de sudor posible)• Confusión, irritabilidad, convulsiones, sin respuesta

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deohs.washington.edu/pnash 06.2020