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. ........ <br /> 3 <br /> 2. A large cooler of water is readily available in the support vehicle (the Site Safety <br /> Officer must confirm that water is available). Use plLin water or dilute (3:1) <br /> fruit juice or electrolyte replacement drinks. Never use salted water or salt <br /> tablets. <br /> Heat stress, if not prevented, results in heat stress illnesses. Two critical illnesses, if <br /> not recognized and treated immediately, can become life threatening. These are heat <br /> exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat exhaustion will result if the prevention measures are not <br /> implemented. ignoring the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion will lead to <br /> development of beat stroke. <br /> Heat stroke is an immediately life tiffeatening condition that results because the body's <br /> heat regulating mechanisms shut down and the body cannot cool itself sufficiently. As <br /> heat is excessively stored in the body, brain damage can result causing permanent disability <br /> or death. <br /> -Heat Exhaustion <br /> Signs and symptoms: <br /> • Headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness <br /> Fainting <br /> • Profuse sweating <br /> • Loss of appetite <br /> • Approximately normal body temperature <br /> • Dilated pupils <br /> • Weak, rapid pulse <br /> • Shallow, rapid breathing <br /> • Possible cramps in abdomen and extremities <br /> • Difficulty walking <br /> COOL, SWEATY SKIN to the touch, PALE to ashen gray coloring. <br /> NEW <br />