Heat-related Illnesses
Common drinks increase your risk of dehydration
Alcohol and coffee
An infection that a non-venomous snakebite can cause
Tetanus
A lightning strike may cause the following signs and symptoms. Which one incorrect?
Seizure
Burns
Clear urine
Deafness
Penetrating trauma
Decreased level of consciousness
Clear urine
Rodents or their fleas in Yosemite may carry this famous disease
Plague
The sign that is used to distinguish between heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Altered mental status
You should avoid killing the animal when removing it for this type of bite, sting or envenomation
Tick
The electrical charge radiates out from its strike point through the ground to reach a person
Ground current
An involuntary constriction of the muscles of the upper airway that keeps large amounts of water out of the lungs
A laryngospasm
What is a contraindication for oral fluids in the treatment of suspected heat stroke?
Confusion or difficulty swallowing
Keeping the person still and calm is a recommended treatment for slowing the spread of venom from this type of bite
A venomous snakebite
Lightning strike jumps from its direct target to a person
Splash
Put these in the correct order: Go, Reach, Row, Throw.
Reach, Throw, Row, Go
What is wrong with you? Headache, muscle cramps, sweaty skin, clear urine, altered mental state
Hyponatremia
Fast or slow evacuation lighting round!
Animal bite that breaks skin
Stingray
Spider bites
Scorpion sting
Animal bite that breaks skin: slow
Stingray: fast, for severe reactions
Spider bites: slow, if pain doesn’t subside or gets worse
Scorpion sting: fast, if anaphalytic
If you find your team stuck outside during a lighting storm, should everyone gather together and squat or sit in a tight body position on a non-conducting surface
False, spread groups out, 100 feet or more between individuals, try to keep everyone in sight
Before assessing and touching a responsive patient, you should talk to them to obtain this.
Consent