Heat Stress Causes |
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Name one common way the body gets rid of heat?
Sweat
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What happens to the body's blood vessels when the body is stressed by heat?
They dilate/expand.
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Name 3 environmental conditions that make it very hot for a worker.
High air temp, high humidity, no wind.
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Name 1 common internal and 1 common external source of heat stress.
Internal - working very hard. Muscles produce heat.
External - environmental heat. |
What is the difference between heat stress and heat illness?
Heat stress is the build up of too much heat in the body.
Heat illness is the breakdown of normal body functions from heat stress. |