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What are some symptoms of fatigue?

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  • can’t focus or concentrate/narrowed attention span
  • mental confusion or judgement error
  • decreased coordination of motor skills & sensory ability (hearing/seeing)
  • increased irritability
  • decreased performance
  • decreased concern for safety
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What prevents fatigue?

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  • adequate rest
  • appropriate dress for weather
  • rotate crew duties
  • provide food & refreshments
  • observe others for fatigue
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What is motion sickness?

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Nausea and/or vomiting caused by an imbalance between visual images and the portion of the middle ear that senses motion.

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What are some symptoms of motion sickness?

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  • nausea
  • increased salvation
  • unusual paleness
  • sweating
  • drowsiness
  • overall weakness
  • stomach discomfort
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What are some preventions of motion sickness?

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  • stay out of confined spaces
  • look at horizon/ shoreline
  • stay above deck on fresh air
  • avoid concentrating on movement of bot and look outside
  • avoid smoking
    MEDICATION
  • w/o med supervision
  • within 12 hrs of alcohol consumption
  • to Prego crew members
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What is hypothermia?

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The loss of body temperature.

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What are some causes of crew fatigue?

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  • operating in extreme hot/cold weather
  • eye strain from hours of looking through sea-spray blurred windshields
  • the effort of holding on & and maintaining balance
  • stress
  • exposure to noise or sun
  • lack of sleep
  • poor physical condition boredom
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What are some symptoms of hypothermia?

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  • pale appearance
  • skin cold to touch
  • pupils are dilated & don’t adjust properly when exposed to light
  • poor condition
  • slurred speech/ appears to be intoxicated
  • incoherent thinking
  • unconsciousness
  • muscle rigidity
  • weak-pulse
  • very slow & labored breathing
  • irregular heart beat
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What are some symptoms of heat exhaustion?

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  • a person collapses and sweats profusely

- victim has pale skin, pounding heart, nausea, headache, and acts restless

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What are symptoms of a heat stroke?

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  • stops sweating
  • red skin, hot and dry to touch
  • characteristics body temp above 105
  • headache
  • weak and rapid pulse
  • confusion, violence, lack of coordination, delirium, and/or unconsciousness
  • brain damage
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What are some cause of shock?

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  • trauma (bleeding, blunt, fractures, burns)
  • allergic reactions
  • hypothermia
  • drugs
  • toxins
  • heart attack
  • illnesses such as diabetes
  • emotional
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What are some symptoms of shock?

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  • restlessness
  • fainting
  • thirst
  • nausea
  • weakness
  • anxiousness
  • fright
  • dizziness
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What are some signs of shock?

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  • pulse weak and rapid
  • breathing shallow rapid and irregular
  • skin cold and clammy (sweaty)
  • pupils dilated
  • state of consciousness alert (may be deceiving) to unconscious
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What are some treatments for shock?

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  • limit patients activity: lie down and remain alert for signs and symptoms of shock
  • face is red: elevate head, face is pale, elevate tail
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What are the cause of anaphylactic shock?

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  • by eating fish or shellfish, berries or oral drugs such as penicillin
  • insects stings, injected drugs, exercise, cold, and inhaled substances like pollen or dust
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What are some symptoms of anaphylactic shock?

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  • skin: itching, hives (rash), flushing (redness)
  • swelling of lips, tongue, feet, throat, hands
  • respiratory tract: wheezing, shortness, of breathe, coughing
  • gastrointestinal: nausea/ vomit, ab cramp, diarrhea
  • headache
  • altered mental status
  • loss of consciousness
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What are some symptoms of a heart attack?

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  • severe crushing type of pain under the breast bone, arms, neck, jaw
  • profuse sweating
  • shortness of breathe
  • extreme anxiety
  • nausea/ vomit
  • bluish discoloration of lips, nails, skin
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What are some treatments of a heart attack?

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  • keep victim quiet and at rest
  • administer oxygen (if available & trained)
  • place victim in position of most comfort
  • seek immediate medical assistance EMS
  • determine if victim is on any meds & and determine if taken as prescribed
  • reassure medical assistance is on the way
  • transport quickly but safe as possible
19
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What is a stroke?

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Any bleeding or clotting affecting the blood vessels of the brain

20
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What are some symptoms of a stroke?

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  • unconsciousness
  • shock
  • confusion
  • dizziness
  • numbness/weakness to one side of the body
  • seizures
  • impaired vision
  • headache
  • facial droop
  • difficulty speaking, limited usage or difficulty in using limb
21
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What are some causes of a burn?

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  • thermal
  • chemical
  • sunburn
  • electric shock
  • radiation
22
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What’s a first degree burn?

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Mildest form of a burn, only the outer layer of skin and produce redness, increased warmth, tenderness, and mild pain

23
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What’s is a second degree burn?

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Extend through outer layer of the skin, inner layers of the skin, but not enough to prevent rapid regeneration, blisters and are characterized by severe pain redness and warmth

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What is a third degree burn?

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Penetrate full thickness of the skin, inner layers of the skin, severe pain may be absent b/c nerve ending have been destroyed, color range from white to lifeless black

25
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What’s a treatment for first first degree burn?

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  • immerse in cold water until pain is relieved
  • flush chemical burns for at least 20min
  • cover w/ clean or sterile dressing
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What’s a treatment for a second degree burn?

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  • use same as first degree burn
  • don’t break or open blisters
  • cover with a dry sterile no adhesive dressing
  • for deep burns follow procedures for third degree burn
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What’s a treatment for third degree burn?

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  • cover burn to reduce exposure to air
  • cool the burn
  • do not remove clothing unless smoldering
  • treat for shock even if not apparent
  • always maintain medical care
  • monitor patients airway
  • assess vital signs every 5min
  • give nothing to eat or drink
  • don’t place ice on burns
  • don’t put ointments on burns
  • burns of respiratory tract always a medical emergency

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