Dehydration
Dehydration
Which Heat emergency you should suspect if the skin of the casualty remains elevated when pinched
Which Heat emergency you should suspect if the skin of the casualty remains elevated when pinched
Which Heat emergency you should suspect if the skin of the casualty remains elevated when pinched
One of the symptoms of dehydration is that the skin of a casualty remains elevated when pinched (decreased) skin tugor.
DEHYDRATION
Dehydration
Which Heat emergency you should suspect if the skin of the casualty remains elevated when pinched
Dehydration
Which Heat emergency you should suspect if the skin of the casualty remains elevated when pinched
If you pinch up a fold of skin and it remains elevated, that means the person is dehydrated and needs immediate fluids because the skin has lost so much fluid that it is no longer elastic.
Most likely the questioner means TENTED skin. This is one indicator of severe dehydration which is beyond the scope of FIRST aid.