Symptom Spotter
Increased thirst, tiredness or weakness, dry skin and lips, decreased sweating, headache, body ache/muscle cramps, confusion and diziness, decreased urine production
What are some signs of dehydration?
The very first thing the Scout Handbook says to identify in any accident situation.
What caused the accident?
The amount of water an adult male should drink in one day to prevent dehydration.
How much is 64 ounces?
The length of time you should continue to wash chemicals from an eye, unless emergency personnel arrive first.
How long is 15 minutes?
What is: prevent further harm, stop life-threatening emergencies, get professional medical help.
Numbness or cold feeling, trouble thinking, poor decision making, irritability, stumbling or trouble walking, incontrollable shivering
What are some symptoms of hypothermia?
(Any two of) The four reasons a burn can require immediate medical attention.
What are: interferes with airway or breathing; seriously affects head, neck, hands, feet and groin; any full thickness (third degree) burn; caused by chemical, explosive, or electrical sources.
The length of time, from starting to severely struggle, any swimmer needs to be reached in to consistently prevent drowning.
The approximate BPM cpr should be preformed at on an adult male.
What is 110 BPM?
The approximate amount colder water should be considered than its actual reading, compared to air of the same temperature.
What is 20 degrees Fahrenheit? (about 11 degrees Celsius)
What are some signs of a heart attack?
The handbook says to identify these by looking for deformities, open wounds, tenderness and swelling in a victim.
What is a fracture (or broken bone)?
This qualifier is very to check first-aid gloves for, to avoid risking the gloves making a situation worse by causing a reaction.
What is latex-free gloves?
The one symptom following an insect sting that should immediately be treated as anaphylactic shock (an allergic reaction)
What is difficulty breathing?
All three contain urushiol, a general irritant which can take 10-20 minutes directly on the skin to cause irritation.
What are poision oak, ivy, and sumac?
A quick/weak pulse, shallow/rapid and irregular breathing, Nausea/vomiting, restlessness and irritability, confusion, fear and dizziness
What are some signs of shock?
The one splint in the handbook which says to preform first, then immediately immobilize the victim as completely as possible until medical care arrives.
What is an upper-leg splint?
The length of time before you should reapply sunscreen, if sweating or doing work outside
How long is one hour?
What is shock?
A process called triage, listed as an emergency step in the handbook.
What is deciding the order of which actions to take first?
Onset weakness and/or numbness, trouble seeing, dizziness/ loss of balance, trouble speaking or understanding speech, severe headache.
What are some signs of a stroke?
(Any 3 of) The 5 conditions the handbook says to immediately survey any accident victim for, to identify "hurry cases"
What are : Unconscious; not breathing; no heartbeat; severe bleeding; signs of allergy/chemical/poisoning around victim
(Any 5 of) The 10 items the handbook lists all scouts should carry in a personal first aid kit.
What are: gloves, bandages, gauze pads, adhesive tape, moleskin, soap or hand-sanitizing gel, scissors, tweezers, CPR breathing barrier, pencil and paper.
The pair of actions the handbook says to preform, among other situations, on a choking person who has lost consciousness.
What are compressions and rescue breaths?
Most common cause of Scout outing deaths (in the data I could find)
What is drowning?