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CEU Series
Question set 45 for the CEU Series

Below is Question Set 45 for the CEU article “Beat Heat Stress”. Any inquiries about this question set can be made to Mary Beth Henry, 1702 HWY. 17 S., Bartow, FL 33830; eMail: mbhenry@ufl.edu; Phone: 863-519-8677, ext. 110; or Fax: 863-534-0001.

To receive one Core CEU credit, submit your answers to Question Set 45, along with your license number, to be graded.

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1. An increase in body temperature of _____ degrees can cause serious illness or death.

2. To avoid heat illness, applicators are excused from wearing all of the PPE required on a label if temperatures reach 95 degrees or more.

3. Dilated pupils can indicate pesticide poisoning by organophosphates.

4. It usually takes a person about _____ _____ to fully adjust to working in the heat.

5. Working in _____ _____ and _____ _____ conditions poses an additional risk of heat illness.

6. At 85 degrees, it’s recommended to drink a pint or more of fluid every _____ _____ to replace fluids lost by sweat.

7. Organophosphate or carbamate poisoning can cause _____ _____ as compared to heat related illness, which does not cause these symptoms.

8. Alcohol and some medications can cause a person to be more vulnerable to heat illness.

9. List three symptoms of heat stroke that are more severe than those for other heat related illness.

10. Pesticides are more quickly absorbed through _____ and _____skin than _____ skin.