Policies and Procedures for Preventing Dehydration and Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke
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1. When involved in high-energy activities (for example, rock climbing, hiking,
horseback riding, etc.), instructors are required to allow participants to take
10-minute water breaks every 30 minutes of activity
2. For all other program areas, instructors will use their own discrection to determine when water breaks are necessary and/or allow participants to take individual breaks when desired
3. Post Informal/Educational Signage to remind patrons to "Remember to Drink Water
Frequently"
4. Encourage and Promote Individual Responsibility and Education
5. Provide several water/rehydration stations around the facility
6. Have frequent patroling by staff to make sure patrons, especially younger patrons, are carrying water bottles when engaged in outdoor activities
7. Provide emergency call boxes throughout the facility for calling for emergency
services
8. Provide shade shelters around the facility, especially nearby high-activity areas and in areas where shade from trees is scarce, to allow for shaded rest areas and a place to initiate CPR/First Aid if/when necessary
horseback riding, etc.), instructors are required to allow participants to take
10-minute water breaks every 30 minutes of activity
2. For all other program areas, instructors will use their own discrection to determine when water breaks are necessary and/or allow participants to take individual breaks when desired
3. Post Informal/Educational Signage to remind patrons to "Remember to Drink Water
Frequently"
4. Encourage and Promote Individual Responsibility and Education
5. Provide several water/rehydration stations around the facility
6. Have frequent patroling by staff to make sure patrons, especially younger patrons, are carrying water bottles when engaged in outdoor activities
7. Provide emergency call boxes throughout the facility for calling for emergency
services
8. Provide shade shelters around the facility, especially nearby high-activity areas and in areas where shade from trees is scarce, to allow for shaded rest areas and a place to initiate CPR/First Aid if/when necessary
Policies and Procedures for Reacting in the Event the Risk/Emergency Occurs
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If someone is suspected of having a heat stroke, our Emergency Action Plan will immediately go into effect:
1. Transport the individual to a shadded area
immediately before initiating CPR and/or First Aid
2. Call 911 or transport the person to a
hospital
3. While waiting for the paramedics to arrive, initiate first aid. Move the person to an air-conditioned environment -- or at
least a cool, shady area -- and remove any
unnecessary clothing
4. If possible, take the person's core body temperature and initiate first aid to cool it to 101 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. If no thermometers are available, don't hesitate to initiate first
aid.
You may also try these cooling strategies:
*Fan air over the patient while wetting his or her skin with water from a sponge or garden hose
*Apply ice packs to the patient's armpits, groin, neck, and back. Because these areas are rich with blood vessels close to the skin, cooling them may reduce body temperature.
*Immerse the patient in a shower or tub of cool water, or an ice bath.
*If emergency response is delayed, call the hospital emergency room for additional instructions.
1. Transport the individual to a shadded area
immediately before initiating CPR and/or First Aid
2. Call 911 or transport the person to a
hospital
3. While waiting for the paramedics to arrive, initiate first aid. Move the person to an air-conditioned environment -- or at
least a cool, shady area -- and remove any
unnecessary clothing
4. If possible, take the person's core body temperature and initiate first aid to cool it to 101 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. If no thermometers are available, don't hesitate to initiate first
aid.
You may also try these cooling strategies:
*Fan air over the patient while wetting his or her skin with water from a sponge or garden hose
*Apply ice packs to the patient's armpits, groin, neck, and back. Because these areas are rich with blood vessels close to the skin, cooling them may reduce body temperature.
*Immerse the patient in a shower or tub of cool water, or an ice bath.
*If emergency response is delayed, call the hospital emergency room for additional instructions.