Environmental Conditions
Although not used any more, this reaction to exercising in warm weather used to be treated with pickle juice and mustard packets.
What are heat cramps?
This type of poison is commonly inhaled and difficult to detect as it is colorless and odorless.
What is carbon monoxide?
Elevation of a wound must reach above this structure to be effective.
What is the heart?
QPR stands for this training, used to prepare healthcare providers in assisting suicidal patients.
What is question, persuade, refer?
This reaction to exercising in the heat is categorized by profuse sweating, pale skin, and rapid pulse.
What is exertional heat exhaustion?
A common symptom of this disease is lockjaw.
What is tetanus?
This type of shock occurs as a result of a severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylactic shock?
A situation in which a patient exhibits abnormal behavior that is unacceptable or intolerable is classified as this.
What is a behavioral emergency?
This type of heat exchange occurs when air or water moves around the body.
What is convection?
This substance is used to neutralize jellyfish stings.
What is vinegar?
This type of bandaging can sometimes be used on shallow wounds rather than stitches.
What are steri-strips?
This type of questioning is helpful when assisting a patient who is difficult to engage with.
What is motivational interviewing?
Heat index includes these two measures to report the human-perceived temperature.
What are air temperature and relative humidity?
This type of spider bite is characterized by symptoms including muscular rigidity, anxiety, profuse sweating, weakness, and drooping eyelids.
What is a black widow bite?
Following scene size-up, this is the first step that should be taken by the rescuer when caring for any type of bleeding emergency.
What is body substance isolation/PPE?
To measure baseline anxiety levels, this questionnaire is often used during pre-participation physicals.
What is the GAD-7?
This institute, located at the University of Connecticut, has done extensive research on heat illness and acclimatization guidelines.
What is the Korey Stringer Institute?
Vomiting should not be induced if the victim has ingested this type of poisonous substance.
What are corrosive and/or petroleum products?
This pressure point would be most effectively used if the victim had severe bleeding in the thigh/upper leg area.
What is the femoral artery?
This behavioral emergency can be recognized by patient's agitation, violent or bizarre behavior, and insensitivity to pain. It may also be associated with drug use.
What is Excited Delirium Syndrome?