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forehead; open up and/or remove clothing as much as practical, especially chemical -resistant clothing). 3. Drink cool water slowly, but only if conscious and not in shock. 4. If vomiting and/or the signs and symptoms are not lessening within an hour, call for emergency help and/or transport the victim to emergency room. 5. It is likely that a heat exhaustion victim will be unable to work for the remainder of the day. Heat Stroke (aka sun stroke). The signs and symptoms of heat stroke are hot, dry skin to the touch; reddish coloring; body temperature > 105 degrees F; no sweating; mental confusion; deep, rapid breathing that sounds like snoring progressing to shallow, weak breathing; headache; dizziness; nausea; vomiting; weakness; dry mouth; convulsions, muscular twitching, sudden collapse; possible unconsciousness. First aid for heat stroke is as follows: 1. Cool the victim rapidly using whatever means are available, including: shade; opening up and /or removing clothing; soaking clothing/skin with water and fanning; placing victim in a vehicle using air conditioning on maximum. 2. Do not give drinking water to victim. 3. Treat for shock, if needed. 4. Transport the victim to the emergency room or call for emergency help; no exceptions for heat stroke victim. Cold Stress. The potential for cold stress is a particular concern when field activities are performed while air temperatures at the site are below 40 degrees F. If winds are blowing at 5 miles per hour (mph) or greater and/or the weather is damp or wet, cold stress is even more of a potential hazard, Precautions that will be taken t prevent cold stress include wearing cold protective clothing appropriate for the level of cold and physical activity, changing under clothing if it becomes wet, and establishing a work/warming regimen. Cold protective clothing will include layering of garment and use of love and hats. The warming breaks should be taken in a warm location if at all possible, including improving a wind break at the site. During warming breaks, warm sweet beverages and soups should be consumed to provide calories and fluids. Drinking coffee or other decaffeinated beverages is not recommended. Cold stress, if not prevented, can result in frostbite and hypothermia. Ignoring the sign and symptom so cold stress can be life threatening. Prevention is the key. As a preventative measure, body core temperature should not drop below 96.8 degrees F. Pain in the extremities is the first early warning of cold stress. Sever shivering sets in when the body core temperature has dropped to 95 degrees F. If this occurs,work will stop immediately and the affected worker(s) will take a warming break of sufficient duration that the cold stress signs and symptoms are gone.