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heat and Cold Flashcards

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Mild hypothermia

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  • increased BPM
  • Increased HR
    increased BP
  • slow, thick speech
  • staggering walk
  • sluggish pupils
  • uncontrollable shivering
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Severe Hypothermia

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  • extremely low BPM
  • extremely slow HR
  • unconsciousness
  • fixed / dilated pupils
  • rigid tenderness
  • absence of shivering
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generalized Hypothermia

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  • shivering
  • clumsy , confused , forgetful
  • may appear intoxicated
  • poor judgement
  • LOC decreased.
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Local Cold Emergencies

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pt. will complain of loss of sensation
- frostbite may appear waxy
- skin becomes mottled, blotchy, blistered, cyanotic

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