It's Getting Hot Outside
Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance can cause this painful condition.
What is Heat Cramps.
This heat illness is a life threatening elevation of core body temperature.
What is Heat Stroke.
What are the three most effective locations to place ice packs for cooling the body down.
What is the sides of the neck, arm pits and groin.
Sweating is an example of what type of heat loss.
What is Evaporation.
Heat related illness that presents with a normal LOC or only mild confusion.
What is Heat Exhaustion.
The condition that occurs when the body compensates for excessive heat by diverting blood to extremities for cooling.
What is Heat-Related Syncope.
Name 2 of the steps to treat Heat Stroke.
What are apply cooling measures, protect from additional heat and rapid transport to advanced care.
This is a measure of the risk for heat illness.
What is the heat index?
The type of heat loss you experience when touching a cold surface.
What is Conduction.
Name 2 of the effective treatments for Heat Exhaustion.
What is moving to a cool environment, fluids, electrolytes, and rest. Patient should be monitored and show improvement.
This is the treatment for Heat Cramps.
What is Hydrate with electrolytes and stretching / massage.
Heat stroke occurs at this body temperature.
What is greater than 104 degrees F?
What is the generic term for body temperature grater than 101 degrease Fahrenheit when not caused by fever.
What is Hyperthermia.
The type of heat loss that occurs through circulation of air or fluid around your body.
What is Convection.
This sign will help you distinguish between Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke.
What is Sweating. Patient presents with pale moist skin.
This is the treatment for Heat Syncope
What is move to a cool location and encourage consumption of fluids and electrolytes.
Name 3 of the signs and symptoms of Heat Stroke.
What are:
Elevated blood pressure and respirations, Hot red dry skin, Delirium, Decreased to no sweating, Decreased level of consciousness, Nausea, Seizure, and eventually a severe drop in blood pressure.
Health conditions that increase your risk of heat illness.
What are diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
This accounts for 60% of the bodies heat loss.
What is Radiation.
Heat Exhaustion occurs at what body temperature range.
What is 101 to 104 degrees F.
This is the dilution of sodium levels in the blood which can cause swelling in the brain.
What is Hyponatremia?
This happens as the bodies regulatory mechanisms fail. vital signs deteriorate rapidly as cells begin to die. This sets into motion a cascading effect that can quickly become irreversible.
What is Decompensated Shock.
Term describing the body's inability to maintain adequate blood flow to vital organs and tissues.
What is Decompensated Shock.
This is the process of maintaining a normal body temperature.
What is thermoregulation?
The four most common symptoms of heat exhaustion. They are indicators of dehydration and an elevated core body temperature.
What are fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and headache. They may also report decreased urine output.