Heat injuries
Describe three ways to help prevent heat stress
Drinking Water, Urine Color, Clothing, Breaks, Sunscreen
What should you do if the command halt the line is called
Repeat, stop, take a knee
How do you treat early stage hypothermia
(1) Keep the patient warm and dry.
(2) Remove wet clothing.
Ho(3) Warm the central body before the extremities, to keep blood from flowing away from the major organs. If available, place hot packs on the neck, in the armpits, and in the groin.
1 short blast
Forward the line (team moves forward)
GES
General Emergency Services
Describe three treatment steps for heat cramps
1. Move the patient to a cool shady place, 2.Provide salted water or commercial electrolyte (i.e. Gatorade),
3.Massage the cramped area, Apply pressure to cramped area but stop if it makes the patient uncomfortable,
4. Apply moist towels to the patient’s forehead and to the cramped muscle
Order of search formations by fastest to slowest
Hasty, Wedge, Line
What is the treatment for early-stage frostbite
Warm the affected area using body heat. Hands and feet can be placed in another team member’s armpit for warmth. Patient will probably sense tingling or burning in the affected area as it is re-warmed. DO NOT MASSAGE A FROSTBITTEN BODY PART.
2 short blasts
Stop the line (team stops). If you are moving and hear only one blast, stop anyway.
GTM3
Ground Team Member 3
Describe three signs of heat cramps
1. Severe muscle cramps usually in the legs or abdomen,
2. General weakness,
3. Sometimes dizziness and faintness
What are the three search patterns
Parallel Sweep, Expanding Square/circle, Contour
Symptoms of early-stage hypothermia
(1) Uncontrollable shivering.
(2) Numbness.
3 short blasts
Help or danger signal (Stop immediately)
ICUT
Introductory Communications User's Training
Describes three treatment steps for heat exhaustion
1. Move the patient to a cool shady place,
2. Keep the patient at rest,
3. Remove enough clothing to cool (not chill),
4. Fan the patient's skin to promote sweat evaporation
5. If the patient is conscious provide salted water or a commercial electrolyte (i.e. Gatorade)
What is an expanding square/circle used for
Search small areas for missing person or clue
Symptoms of late-stage hypothermia
(1) Drowsiness, inability to perform simple actions. (2) Slow pulse and breathing rate.
(3) Failing eyesight and a “glassy stare.".
(4) Finally, unconsciousness
1 long blast
Assemble on the signal origin (the person blowing the whistle)
C in terms of a search formation
Communications
Describes three signs of heat stroke
1. Deep breathing progressively becoming shallower,
2. A rapid strong pulse becoming weaker, 3. Dry and hot skin,
4. Dilated pupils,
5.Possible unconscious,
6.seizures,
7.muscle twitching
Who is in the front of a wedge formation
The Navigator
Symptoms of early-stage frostbite
(1) The skin turns from red to white and waxy.
(2) Numbness in the affected area
What is the sound sweep
1) On command from the team leader, the team halts and all members blow their whistles for 15 seconds.
2) After blowing the whistle, the team remains stationary and silent for one minute listening for a response.
X in terms of a search formation
General or Inexperienced Members