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Heat-Related Illness

Gordon Graham recommends responders be vigilant and on the lookout for kids left in hot vehicles during warmer months
Let people know how to stay safe in the sun and heat, in the water and on the road
Thousands of miles apart, two public safety professionals point to detailed plans as the reason for their organizations’ disaster response success
She gave the woman water and fanned her in a shady place after the extra collapsed, apparently from the heat
Most experienced heat exhaustion; seven adults and a 14-year-old girl required hospital treatment
Older, heavily medicated prisoners are greater risk as they cannot cool themselves as those on the outside can
You respond to a call for an unresponsive teenager while working at a first aid station
Left untreated, heat-related illness can lead to death, but sound rehab practices can prevent or mitigate these problems