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What Is Your Lowest Temperature

Discussion in 'Free Fire Zone' started by Poppy, May 23, 2019.

  1. Poppy

    Poppy grasshopper

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    enjoyed those well written and interesting posts. cheers.

    high and low body temps is for another thread. I'd bet I'm in contention for the high/low belt.
    that's another story.
     
  2. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

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    Many people mistake heat stroke with heat exhaustion...heat stroke can kill pretty easily, your body literally melts internally. Ive had Heat exhaustion twice in my life - I played two full games of Rugby Union back to back one day in Darwin, then rode my push bike back home...suddenly I felt completely drained of energy, I stopped sweating and felt very light headed...spent a full hour sitting in my shower before I crawled to bed and stayed there for the rest of the night. The second time I had played just 9 holes of golf...and for some reason that was enough.
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    Were you properly hydrated both times you were stricken? No, and I’m not talking about beer....
     
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    If you stopped sweating it's one of the signs of heat stroke. It can indeed be deadly when I was taking my EMT training several decades ago it was mentioned that the fatality rate was about 30%. Strangely enough those in good shape are more likely to get heat stroke as heat exhaustion will force those of us in poor shape to limit our exertions sooner. May not be enough particularly in high temps but ....

    This site has a pretty clear list of symptoms:
    Heatstroke - Symptoms and causes
     
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    CAC Ace of Spades

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    Good question...I’d say probably not on both occasions...was in the direct sun both times too.
    Interesting point by LWD...
     
  6. Poppy

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    never had heat stroke as an adult, so it must have been dehydration.
    this was back when doctors made house calls. I was at Mara lake in a BC campground.
    dr said 'heat stroke'...there was a lot of vomiting and fever. lasted about 3 days.
    figure I've been lucky.
    the reaction to small pox vaccine almost killed me.
    body was giant scab. itching probably drove me crazy.
    very high fever for a long time.
    remember the ice baths were torture.
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    So, you were “ice-o-la-ted” eh?
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    The trick is to chug some water or Gatorade before getting out in the sun/heat. Not a gallon, but enough to hydrate your system before the exertion begins. And rehydrate frequently as needed.
     
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    Mate...Darwinites are really clued up about the heat...We can spot shade a thousand yards away...always have a drink on us every waking minute, to the point of walking around with a bottle if need be...we have charts in toilets that you can (whilst standing there) check the colour of urine to the chart to see how dehydrated you might be...Ive even attended talks by heat experts on the effects etc etc...everyone wears a hat...even school kids are required to wear hats outside. Sometimes however, one might temporarily forget about it (like playing sport for example) and its not easy to replace whats lost (I remember coming off the field playing Aussie rules and being amazed at how much I was sweating and from where! just lakes of the stuff) - Players who come up from down south need air conditioned tents to duck into regularly to cool down, then an ice bath to cool them.)
    I can see how visitors from overseas go bush walking and never come back...if I was out bush and got heat exhaustion, I'd be in all sorts of trouble.
    Apparently. according to the "real" experts, the best and fastest way to cool down is airconditioning (with a fan blast) and a slushy! Apparently the melting ice in your stomach takes heat from the body to melt it...
    I drink probably drink 4-5 litres of liquid a day...everyday.
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Heat exhaustion was a major concern for me on the fire ground when I was a firefighter, especially daytime fires in the summer.

    After having two BAD episodes, I began to carry bottled water in my turnouts, which I would drink, no - guzzle, in the truck on the way to the fire. Still, though, the heat would take its toll, with me passing out one afternoon right before I hung up my helmet for the last time, while fighting a combination multiple structure and woods fire. It was not uncommon to take off my turnouts and have the liner completely soaked through with sweat, as well as any clothing underneath, with pooled sweat in my boots.

    Bobby and few others can understand when I say we can swim in our air down here.
     
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    Yeah during the wet it can get to %100 humidity...I don’t understand why that’s not just water...
     
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    Luke, took ur idea and ran with it.
    sent mail to company safety officer. (being the safety conscious fella I am)..wrote that peeps drop like flies in the AU heat, and they have urine colour charts in washrooms.
    our (huge) company had just given us a toolbox safety meeting covering heat related illness.
    she was ecstatic.
    says it's a great idea to post charts in all company washrooms.
    I just earned some big brownie points.
    thanks to ww2f, and you.
    cheers mate
     
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    Well that’s awesome! I’ll try to think of a few more...we get free hats too...big ice machines...
     
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    company tried to get me to be a safety supervisor.
    nobody wants that job. nobody likes safety guys. thankless job, ratting out your workmates.
    wearing all that gear reduces my effectiveness. ever try wiring tiny terminals with 22 gauge wire while wearing gloves, bump cap and safety glasses?
    10 minutes turns into 30 minutes and a pool of sweat...that cant be safe. electricity and salt water.
     

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