12. Environmental illness Flashcards

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Heat exhaustion vs. stroke

A

Exhaustion
- not as bad
- sweaty
- nausea
- fainting
- headache
- normal breathing

Stroke
- body shutting down
- no more sweat
- seizures
- coma
- severe headache
- altered behaviour
- rapid/shallow breathing

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Heat treatment

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  • cool water
  • fan
  • cool drink
  • water esp. torso and forearms
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3
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Frostbite symptoms

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Superficial
- hard, pale skin
- tingly and numb

Deep
- hard skin
- black, blue, white, mottled skin
- no feeling

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4
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Frostbite care

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  • remove clothes that restrict blood flow
  • thaw ONLY if you know it won’t freeze again
  • raised thawed above heart level
  • rehydrate
  • gauze btwn fingers and toes
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5
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Hypothermia wheel (differences)

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Cold stress
- still shivering and responsive

Mild hypothermia
- impaired movement

Moderate hypothermia
- start to stop shivering and becoming less alert

Severe hypothermia
- cold and unresponsive

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Hypothermia wheel (treatments)

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Cold stress
- reduce heat loss
- food
- exercise

Mild hypo
- “
- keep horizontal
- no standing / walking
- insulate
- add heat

Moderate hypo
- “
- no food

Severe hypo
- treat as moderate hypo
- 60 sec breathing check
- CPR
- call 911

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