Heat Emergencies.pptx

1. Heat Emergencies

2. • Heat Exhaustion
• Causes Dehydration, exposure to elements,
• physical exertion Can occur when temperatures
• are moderate or even cold
• Symptoms
• Dizziness
• Weakness
• Fainting
• Nausea vomiting headaches
• Cold clammy skin

3. • Treatment
• -Remove excess layers of clothing
• -Lie down feet up
• -Drink water slowly or increase electrolytes
• (stop the cramping)

4. • Heat Stroke
• Causes Dehydration, exposure to elements,
• physical exertion Can occur when temperatures
• are moderate or even cold
• Symptoms
• High body temp
• Loss of any signs of sweat
• Decreased levels of consciousness
• Signs of shock (elevated heart rate, change in
• level of consciousness)

5. • Treatment of Heat Stroke
• Primary- lower core body temp
• Remove clothing
• Ice patient (cool water if ice isnt available to
• armpits, groin, neck and head)
• Cover with wet t-shirts or towels
• Start electrolyte replacement immediately
• Medevac essential

6. • Frostbite
• Temporary or permanent skin tissue damage
caused
• by prolonged temperature of 23 degrees fare
• height and below
• Signs
• -Numbness, tingling and burning, pain, pain fades
• and disappears, discoloration

7. • Treatment of frostbite
• Re-warm effected areas as quickly as possible
• Do not rub the area
• Immerse the effected area in a bath fo up to an
• hour at a time
• If no water is available stick the effected area
• in a body heat zone (arm pit/ groin/ thighs)
•

8. • Climate injuries
• Hypothermia- climate injury where body
• temperature drops to 95 degrees or below and the
• bodys systems are effected by the change
• Heat Exhaustion- Climate injury where the core
• body temperature climbs above the normal temp and
• the bodys systems are effected by the changes
• Heat stroke- climate induced injury where the
• core body temperature rises above 105 degrees and
• usually results in body shut down (can be fatal
• within 10-15 minutes of onset)
•

9. • Hypothermia
• Causes dehydration, exposure to elements (Can be
• normal temperatures when water is involved)
• Signs
• Shivering occurs when core body temp drops over 2
• degrees and stops after 2 degrees (not a good
• thing)
• Numbness in extremities
• Slowed circulation/ breathing
• Loss of cognitive skills
• Euphoria (If your cold your alive)

10. • Treatment of hypothermia
• Re-warm the body core temperature
• Immersion of effected body temperature into water
•
• Apply heat to body trunk and vital areas
• Do not use dry heat
• Best re-warming source for us is your buddy
• Do not expose to extreme temperatures
• Immediate medevac and IV
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