UNASSIGNED: This case study assessed the practicality of the ice towel method in an industrial setting, where criteria for use include cost effectiveness, portability, scalability, and implementation by a single worker under the stress of an emergency.
UNASSIGNED: This case study describes the emergency application of the ice towel method while awaiting paramedics, for a worker suffering suspected exertional heat stroke on a remote job site.
UNASSIGNED: Ice towels were able to be transported to a remote field site and applied successfully by a single worker under the stress of a potentially life-threatening emergency.
UNASSIGNED: The ice towel method was cost effective, scalable, transportable, and rapidly applied in a field-based emergency. This case study demonstrates the importance of organizations assessing their heat-related risks, and determining controls based upon their efficacy and practicality for their unique setting.
■本案例研究评估了冰巾方法在工业环境中的实用性,其中使用标准包括成本效益,便携性,可扩展性,并由一名工人在紧急情况下实施。
■本案例研究描述了在等待护理人员时使用冰巾方法的紧急应用,对于一名在远程工作现场遭受疑似劳力中暑的工人。
■冰巾能够被运送到偏远的现场,并由一名工人在可能危及生命的紧急情况的压力下成功应用。
■冰巾方法具有成本效益,可扩展,可运输,并迅速应用于基于现场的紧急情况。本案例研究证明了组织评估其热相关风险的重要性,并根据其独特设置的有效性和实用性来确定控件。