Laserfiche WebLink
9 <br />25 September 2012 <br />AGE Project No. 12-2193 <br />Page 5 of 15 <br />Also known as prickly heat, this is a condition affecting the skin. This condition occurs in <br />situations where the skin remains wet most of the time. The sweat ducts become plugged <br />and a skin rash soon appears. <br />Signs and Symptoms: Skin rash over affected areas of the body. Tingling or prickling <br />sensation on the affected areas. <br />Emergency Care: Take shower after working in heat. Dry the skin thoroughly. Change <br />underwear as needed. Stay in cool place after work hours. Avoid repeated exposure to <br />heated environment until condition improves, when possible. <br />Heat Cramps <br />Heat Cramps are muscle pains, usually in the lower extremities, or both, which occur <br />secondary to profuse sweating with accompanying salt depletion. Heat Cramps most often <br />afflict people in good physical condition, who overwork in conditions of high temperature <br />and humidity. Untreated, Heat Cramps may progress to Heat Exhaustion. <br />Treatment of Heat Cramps is aimed at eliminating the exposure and restoring the loss of <br />salts and water. <br />Signs and Symptoms: <br />• Cramps in the extremities and abdomen, which come on suddenly during vigorous <br />activity. Heat Cramps can be mild with only slight abdominal cramping and tingling <br />in the extremities, but more commonly present intense and incapacitating pain in the <br />abdomen and extremities. <br />• Respiration rate will increase, decreasing after the pain subsides. <br />• Pulse rate will increase. <br />• Skin will be pale and moist. <br />• Body temperature will be normal. <br />• Loss of consciousness and airway maintenance are seldom problems with this <br />condition. <br />• Generalized weakness will be noted as the pain subsides. <br />Emergency Care <br />Advanced GeoEnvironmental, Inc. <br />