When prevention fails: What to do when a worker suffers from heat stroke?
In the last blog, we talked about how to avoid heat stress. But what happens when the heat goes beyond the point our body can handle, or when workers haven’t used cooling equipment that could protect them?
Summer days are increasingly looking like a little private hell, and the numbers clearly show it: hospitalizations and emergencies due to the heat have jumped by as much as 177%, and the number of deaths has increased eightfold.
That’s why it’s important to know how to recognize when a situation is dangerous and how to react in time.
⚠️When these symptoms appear, there’s no time to wait. Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition and without quick intervention, it can lead to organ failure. Until emergency help arrives at your workplace, every second counts in lowering body temperature and saving a life.
First aid with Heat Emergency Case
If you suspect heat stroke, call 112 immediately. While waiting for the ambulance, it’s crucial to act quickly. Instead of improvising, a professional first aid kit for high temperatures lets you respond immediately and correctly:
- Move the person into the shade and remove any extra work clothes.
- Start cooling: take out the E.COOLINE Repower cooling blanket, activate it with the included water, and wrap the worker to lower their temperature as quickly as possible.
- Check the vital signs: measure the temperature with a forehead thermometer, and put a pulse oximeter on your finger to monitor your heart.
- Replenish electrolytes: if the person is conscious, dissolve the Electrolyte Plus packet in water from the kit.
- Resuscitation if needed: in case of breathing stops, the kit contains a resuscitation mask with a valve for safely giving artificial breaths.
Why should every company have this case?
Just like standard first aid or a fire extinguisher is a mandatory part of every workspace, a Heat Emergency Case should also be an essential part of the equipment for every modern and responsible employer.
This set allows for a quick and effective response, reduces the risk of serious heat stroke consequences, and shows the highest level of care for employee safety, which is both a health and legal necessity nowadays.
For advice or more information, get in touch with the Siga team, who will help you choose the solution that best protects your employees.
