Philmont Follies
Bring at least 4 of these on all hikes.
What are water bottles?
This is the most common symptom of a heart attack.
What is chest pain?
Caring for an ill or injured person until they can get professional medical help.
What is first aid?
FAST is the acronym for symptoms of this medical condition.
What is stroke?
Symptoms of this include dizziness, excessive sweating, a rapid pulse, and muscle cramps.
What is heat exhaustion?
What is the left arm?
The number to call when you need help in an emergency.
What is 911?
This is what the "F" in FAST stands for.
What is face or facial droop?
A condition in which ice crystals form in the skin.
What is frostbite?
The medical term for this symptom of a heart attack that makes you feel like you want to throw up.
What is nausea?
The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths when ONE person is performing CPR.
What is 30:2?
This is what the "A" in FAST stands for, and what it means.
What is arm? Arm or leg weakness or clumsiness.
Treatment of this condition includes antihistamines, ice pack, and an epipen.
What is anaphylaxis or allergic reaction?
This heart attack symptom may also occur in people with asthma or people who are out of shape.
What is shortness of breath?
You should tell the operator these four things when calling 911.
What are your name, location, description of injuries, and what treatment victim received?
This is what the "S" in FAST stands for and what it means.
What is speech? Slurred speech or inability to talk.
This severe form of altitude sickness, abbreviated as HAPE, causes shortness of breath and coughing up blood.
People who call 911 for heart attack symptoms often receive this medicine en route to the hospital.
What is aspirin?
Determining the best use of resources when more than one person is injured/ill.
What is triage?
What are ischemic and hemorrhagic?