HSC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Frostbite
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What are 2 signs and symptoms of hypothermia? uncontrollable shivering and lethargy. You can give hot drinks to someone with hypothermia, as long as they can swallow. What are the levels of heat emergencies? (least serious= 1, most serious= 3: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke. Which of the following is not a moving method? over-the-shoulder carry. Make sure to support the victims head and neck when moving them, even if they do not have a spinal injury true. Match the priority level of the victim with the associated injury: severe bleeding, small burns, victims who can walk, not breathing. You need to move them in order to give them cpr. They are in the way of another victim. Someone has called 9-1-1 and they are only 2 minutes away. If you are alone when a child collapses, you should call 9-1-1 before starting cpr. Continue abdominal thrusts until? (choose all that apply)
