HOPE 2 Learning Activity Sheet 4a
HOPE 2 Learning Activity Sheet 4a
HOPE 2 Learning Activity Sheet 4a
Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Specific Objectives: At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
1. differentiate dehydration, overexertion, hyperthermia and hypothermia;
2. appreciate the importance preparedness all the times;
3. prepare a personal safety protocol to avoid dehydration, overexertion, hyperthermia and
hypothermia during sports participation;
4. create a proposal to minimize risk of injury in sport.
INTRODUCTION
As you engage in sports or any physical activity, you need to observe some personal safety
precautions to avoid certain conditions related to physical activity participation. These conditions
include dehydration, overexertion, hypothermia, and hyperthermia.
Each of these conditions should be taken seriously because each one possess health risks to an
individual. These conditions are usually associated with physical activities in different types of
environment, like a hot or cold environment. However, dehydration and overexertion may be
experienced even when exercising in environments that do not have extreme temperatures.
LESSON PROPER
Dehydration
It is a state that happens when the loss of body fluids, mostly water, exceeds the amount taken.
If you do physical activities or exercise, you lose water in the form of sweat, the breath we exhale, and
urine that we excrete. Keeping the body hydrated helps the heart to easily pump more blood through the
blood vessels. Thirst is not the best indicator or sign that you need to drink. You are already dehydrated
if you get thirsty.
Overexertion
It occurs when the body is hard-pressed further than its limits during exhausting or extreme
exercise, activity, heat, lack of water or food, and other causes. It also comes in the form of any exercise
greater than the capacity of an individual to handle. It can also be a factor of frequency, intensity, time,
and type wherein training might be too frequent, intensity might be too hard, time might be too long, and
type of exercise might be too much.
Hypothermia
It is a condition that occurs when the body starts losing heat more quickly than it can produce, resulting
in the body temperature going down rapidly. It is a life-threatening and severe condition that occurs
when your body loses more heat than it produces, causing your temperature to drop below 95
Fahrenheit.
Treatment
If you suspect someone may be suffering from hypothermia, you can do the following things
while waiting for professional assistance:
Lessen exposure by getting shelter from wind or rain
Take away wet clothing and change with a dry one
Cover the head, neck, and hands with a hat and mittens
Provide heat in the form of warm (not hot) liquids. Give enough food and calories to increase
heat production.
Do not give alcohol or caffeine
If the victim is not exhausted, increase their heat production by getting them to exercise. This
is the best way to warm someone who had cooled off too much when they stopped exercising
If and only if the victim cannot move, place him/her in a sleeping bag without wet clothes.
Insulate him from the ground with a pad or two. Provide heat from warm (not hot) water bottles
and keep the victim inactive until he/she shows some signs of improvement.
Hyperthermia
It is a result of the body being overheated. This is caused by physical activity, moderate to high
room temperature, the start of dehydration because of losing too much sweat without enough water
intake to replenish the body system, solar or reflected radiation, inappropriate garments that do not allow
evaporation or cooling of sweat, a low fitness level, and/or added workload of carrying extreme weight.
Symptoms
Headache
Dizziness
Exhaustion
Muscle cramps
Nausea or abdominal cramps
Rapid heart rate
Fainting
If the conditions are not treated right away, it can lead to a heat stroke, which is life-threatening.
Confusion
Lack of coordination
No sweat despite being very hot
Vomiting
Seizures
Unconsciousness
Heat exhaustion It often happens to healthy people who are exposed to too much heat while working
or exercising. The affected person suffers a mild form of shock caused by fluid and salt loss. Blood
pools in his/her skin, as his/her body attempts to avoid its excess heat; he/she will notice that his/her face
appears red. Heat fatigue is more of a concern during the summer and reaches a climax throughout
extended heat waves.
Heat stroke It takes place when a person’s temperature-regulating mechanisms stop working and the
body cannot rid of its excess heat. In effect, the body cannot sweat.
Treatment
Drinking sufficient fluids during heavy sweating. Do not wait until you are thirsty; you are
already dehydrated at that point. Getting enough rest
Wearing proper clothing
Avoiding tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol as these substances create an imbalance in your
body’s ability to control its temperature.
TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Read and analyze each statement. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and otherwise,
write FALSE. Write your answers in your answer sheet.
1. Dehydration happens when the loss of body fluids, mostly water, exceeds the amount that is taken.
2. Eat foods with high amounts of carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables to avoid dehydration.
3. You are already dehydrated if you get thirsty.
4. Hypothermia occurs when the body is hard-pressed further than its limits during exhausting or
extreme exercise, activity, heat, lack of water or food, and other causes.
5. Overexertion can also be a factor of frequency, intensity, time, and type wherein training might be too
frequent, intensity might be too hard, time might be too long, and type of exercise might be too much.
6. Do not give alcohol or caffeine to a person suffering from hypothermia.
7. If the victim of hypothermia is not exhausted, increase their heat production by getting them to
exercise.
8. Hyperthermia is a result of the body being overheated.
9. Wearing a hat, preferably broad-brimmed to avoid exposure of your head in the heat, is one way to
avoid hyperthermia.
10. Heat Exhaustion often happens to healthy people who are exposed to too much heat while working
or exercising
Prepared by:
CHARIZEL C. LUCENA
Teacher III