Avoiding Dehydration Webinar 2024

Silencia el audio original para silenciar todos los demás idiomas.Important Reminders Recordatorios Importantes © National Center for Farmworker Health • Avoiding Dehydration webinar will last approximately one hour. [...] • Conduct & support outreach to farmworkers across the country • Collaborate with agricultural employers, other non-profits, universities, government agencies, & farmworkers • www.ncfh.org© National Center for Farmworker Health Objectives - Identify the difference between heat stress and heat stroke (an emergency). [...] - Describe chronic health issues due to heat stress and dehydration.© National Center for Farmworker Health Heat-Related Fatalities at Work • Agriculture, forestry, and fishing workers are 35x more likely to die from heat than other workers • Men are 32x more likely to die from heat than women • Age is NOT a significant risk factor - young men can also die • 34% of heat related deaths occur duri [...] • Move worker safely to cooler area in the shade • Remove unnecessary clothing (jackets, socks and shoes) • Encourage small sips of water • Do not leave worker alone© National Center for Farmworker Health Increased Severity Level Treatment: When to Seek Help? [...] Worker should be with a caretaker entire time and if symptoms persist or worsen, must seek medical care.© National Center for Farmworker Health Heat Stroke: Emergency Includes: • Confusion, altered behavior • Slurred speech • Loss of consciousness • High body temperature • Stopped sweating & skin is dry and hot or sweating profusely© National Center for Farmworker Health Actions to Take During [...] • Immerse worker (up to neck) in cool water if possible, if there is no risk of drowning. [...] S., and in other continents • Research still needed but there is overwhelming evidence that it is related to working in an outdoor occupation that demands physical intensity and has little opportunity for rest or rehydration • Develops over years of exposure and can lead to different phases of chronic kidney disease, including dialysis, kidney failure, and death© National Center for Farmworker [...] • Will workers be teased or retailiated against if they rest or stop to drink water?© National Center for Farmworker Health More Water and Rest, Better Machete=More Productive Researchers gave workers 3 L Camelbaks to sugarcane workers in Nicaragua, set up shade tents, implemented frequent rest breaks (resting 25% of work day), and provided workers with improved machete • Symptoms of heat stre [...] • Offering to help farms develop a heat emergency plan • Encouraging farms/supervisors to make water, rest, and shade more accessible • Motivational/educational talks with workers© National Center for Farmworker Health Approaching Workers© National Center for Farmworker Health Key Points for Workers • Drink before you're thirsty • Eat foods that will replace electrolytes • Check your urine col [...] • Empower: Give them knowledge they can implement & resources if the employer is not supportive (e.g., third-party OSHA reporting) • Entrust: Workers are able to stay in tune with their bodies during the day.© National Center for Farmworker Health Men, Pride, and Health • Encouraging men to admit they need a break is not easy • Comparisons to professional athletes can get their attention and be