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S/S of mild hypothermia |
-Shivering
-Teeth chatter
-Speech thickens
- Goose bumps |
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S/S of Moderate hypothermia |
-Violent shivering
-losing motor function
- alt. loc |
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S/S of severe hypothermia |
-Shivering stops
-lose conciouness
-Breathing slows or stops |
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Localized Freezing, Frost bite 2 types and S/S |
Superficial frost bite: white and waxy skin, painful,numb and firm to touch
Deep frost bite: Red and Blister, black, numb, frozen throughout |
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1st stage of hyperthermia.
what is it?
what are the S/S |
HEAT CRAMPS
-mild dehydration
-muscle cramps
-skin is flushed warm and sweaty |
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2nd stage of hyperthermia
what is it?
what are the S/S |
HEAT EXHAUSTION (hypovelmic shock, hyperthermia)
p.c.c skin
shallow tachpnea
weak tachcardia
low blood pressure
alt loc
thirst
pupils dilate |
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3rd stage of hyperthermia |
HEAT STROKE (exercise/exertion induced)
Hot flushed dry skin
Breathing becomes very noisey
signifant low blood pressure drop
N/V
seizures |
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5 ways the body loses heat |
Perspriation (sweating)
Respirtation (breathing)
Radiate
Convection(move heat around)
Conduction |
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Treatment for patient that is too cold or too hot |
(hazard requires rapid extrication of patient to ambulance)
Do initial assessment before moving patient(locs abcs)
Move pt to ambulance
if patient is too cold:
- remove wet clothing
-cover up with blankets
-turn up the heat
-apply hot packs to groin armpits and back of neck
if pt is too hot:
- remove access clothing
-turn up A/C
- mositen skin with cold packs |
