Thread: You get heat exhaustion

Been cutting down some dead oak trees and limbs that died from this ghastly drought we have been having at my Grandmothers the last two days and the heat is horrid.

Drank LOTS of water, hosed myself down every few hours, took some half hour breaks in the shade in the wind.

Got done with the first day yesterday and was sore and tired, went to bed about 11 and woke up at 4:30 because I was shivering like the dickens, and I couldn't stop for over an hour and a half, and couldn't get to sleep. Was so bad I couldn't even get out of bed when the alarm went off I was shaking so bad.

Thankfully it stopped and I was able to get on with my day, didn't feel down all day and was able to get another two trees down today finishing the job and then just got all the brush to the street side for the brush pickup guys and cut up my free oak firewood.

Hoping it doesn't happen again tonight...going back tomorrow to mulch the ground around the trees to help keep any more from dieing.

Were you getting your electrolytes?

Beware, getting a heat related injury once will have a tendency to increase the likelihood of getting another one.

Originally Posted by SoySoldier

Beware, getting a heat related injury once will have a tendency to increase the likelihood of getting another one.

Didn't happen again last night, so that was good. Today was easy, just two heaping truck loads of mulch to put around the trees to help them stay watered. I get sunburn pretty easily though, but didn't doing this thankfully.

Originally Posted by GM Mr. White

Were you getting your electrolytes?

Would depend on where I can get them from.

Originally Posted by Kelderos

Make sure you don't drink to much water, that may also be the cause of you getting sick. Back when I went to basic some guy downed 15 or so canteens of water in a day and it washes all the nutrients out of your system or something like that, on top of lots of strenuous activities. He also didn't return to our flight after getting sick.

I'll keep that in mind. When we were doing the work I would drink a bottled water about every hour or two.

Originally Posted by Kelderos

Make sure you don't drink to much water, that may also be the cause of you getting sick. Back when I went to basic some guy downed 15 or so canteens of water in a day and it washes all the nutrients out of your system or something like that, on top of lots of strenuous activities. He also didn't return to our flight after getting sick.

Getting enough water is super important. But too much water changes the salt solution in your body...which is critical for cellular functioning. Your brain can swell up inside your head and kill you if it gets really bad.

If your urine is dark and smells, you need water pretty bad. Another test is to look up at the sky; does it appear to move away from you for a second? If so, drink some water. Did you stop sweating even though you are hot as hell? Drink some water. Basically, if you are sweating out a lot of liquid, you need to replace it, but be realistic, 15 canteens of water is a hell of a lot (if they are 2qt).

If your urine is nice and clear, you are likely fairly well hydrated...roll with it.

I though I was going to melt today in center outfield due to the blistering sun.

Luckily we had plenty of cool water in the cooler.

I work in the heat alot. I gatorade and 2-3 gatorade bottles of water. Unless you drank a case of beer the night before, then you want lots of water.