1. Hot and Cold Emergencies
7th Grade First Aid
Hot and Cold Emergencies

2. Heat-Related Illness Three forms of Illnesses: Heat Cramps
Heat Exhaustion
Heat Stroke

3. Heat Cramps Painful muscle spasms. Usually in the legs and abdomen.
Care for Heat Cramps
Move the person to a cool place
Give cool water to drink
Lightly stretch the muscle and gently massage the area

4. Heat Exhaustion
Cool, moist, pale, or flushed skin; headache; nausea; weakness; and exhaustion.
Care for Heat Exhaustion
Move the person to a cool environment
Fan the person
If person is conscious, give small amount of cool water to drink.

5. Heat Stroke Most Severe
Mostly happens when people ignore the signals for heat exhaustion.
Body system is overwhelmed by heat and begin to stop functioning.
Serious medical emergency
Red skin, changes in consciousness; rapid, weak pulse; and rapid, shallow breathing.

6. Heat Stroke Care for Heat Stroke Call 9-1-1
Give care until help arrives by following the care steps for heat exhaustion.

7. Cold-Related Illness
Frostbite
Hypothermia

8. Frostbite Freezing of body parts exposed to the cold.
Can cause the loss of fingers, hands, arms, toes, feet and legs.
Lack of feeling, skin appears waxy, is cold to the touch or is discolored.
Care for Frostbite
Soak in warm water
Do not re-warm area if there is a danger of it refreezing.
Remove wet clothing and jewelry from area.

9. Hypothermia Entire body cools because ability to keep warm fails.
Person will die if not given care.
Shivering, numbness, glassy stare.
Care for Hypothermia
Move to warm place
Warm person slowly
Remove wet clothing