Cold Weather Exposure Prevention. Cover all exposed flesh. If clothes become wet, change as soon as possible. Do not drink alcoholic beverages. There are three heat-related illnesses that hot weather exposure can produce.
Heat stroke is life threatening.
The victim's temperature control mechanisms stop working. The body temperature can rise so high that brain damage and death may occur if the body is not cooled quickly. First aid is to cool the person down as quickly as possible and call for medical help. Heat exhaustion is less dangerous than heat stroke. It typically occurs when people work in a warm, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating.