Heat Related Illness (HRI) Prevention

Recognizing, Preventing, and Treating Heat-Related Illness
WB 2333

Program Description

This training will teach and reinforce awareness of heat-related illness among coaches, athletic trainers, students, school nurses, parents, and teachers. It will also promote the development and implementation of guidelines by these participants.

Objectives

After completing this web based course, the learner should be able to:

• Define heat-related illness
• Identify the three main types of heat-related illness
• Identify the symptoms, or warning signs, for each type of heat-related illness
• Describe treatment options for each type of heat-related illness, including return to play considerations
• Describe steps you can take to prevent heat-related illness

Faculty/Credentials

George Luber, PhD, Associate Director for Climate Change, CDC

Origination Date 05/15/2014

Expiration Date  04/28/2018

URL

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/extreme/Heat_Illness/index.html

Hardware/Software

Computer hardware, internet connection, browser

Materials

Internet Access

Target Audience

Registered nurses, coaches, trainers, parents, students

Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge

The target audience needs basic computer skills to access the web-based course and navigate through the lessons.

Format

Enduring material

Contact Information

CDC’s Climate and Health Program, (770) 488-3478

Accreditation Statements

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 0.8 contact hours.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer (0.1) CEU's for this program.

Disclosure

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC does not accept commercial support.

To receive continuing education (CE)

Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at http://www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline
Pass the posttest at 70% at http://www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.