Environmental Exposures

Question 1

Objective

Question 3

Cold Exposure

Answer 3

Normal body temp. 98.6
when the bodys temp falls below 95, the conditions is called hyperthermia

Question 4

signs/symptoms

Answer 4

progresses through 4 stages
pull back your glove and place the back of your hand on the patients abdomen to determine core temp.

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Question 5

treatement

Answer 5

• increase or decrease heat production(shivering)
• move to an area where heat loss is decreased or increased
• wear appropriate clothing for the environment
• perform rapid assessment
• eval core temp. by placing the back of your hand on the abdomen
• eval mental status quickly using AVPU scale
• assessment should include changes that occur

Question 6

Heat Exposure

Answer 6

the body attempts to refulate temp by:
-sweating

Question 7

Heat Cramps

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Answer 7

-painful muscle spasms that occur after vigorous exercises
-exact cause of heat cramps not fully understood

Question 8

Heat Exhaustion

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Answer 8

most common type of heat emergency
S/S include:
-dizziness, weakness, or syncope

Question 9

Heat Stroke

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Answer 9

Occurs when the body is subjected to more heat than it can handle, normal mechanism for getting rid of heat have failed
S/S include:
-Hot, dry flushed skin, bc the sweating system has failed
-Body temp. quickly rises
-changes in behavior
-seizure may occur