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In which emergency should you apply cool pack to the neck groin?
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Heat stroke
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In which heat emergency should you apply cool packs to the neck, groin, armpits
What heat emergency would you apply cool packs to the neck and groin and armpits?
Heat Stroke
Which heat emergency should you apply cool packs to neck?
Heat Stroke
What heat emergencies do you apply cool packs to the groin?
heat stroke
How to treat Stroke?
apply cool pack to neck, groin, and armpits
HOW to treat heat stroke?
apply cool pack to neck, groin, and armpits
What should you do when you treating a casualty for heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
If they are still sweating and have normal-cool skin, remove them from the source of heat, elevate their legs and do what you can to cool them off. You can remove clothing, fan them, and try to give them sips of water. If their skin is dry and hot, remove them from heat and cool them down immediately. Apply cold packs to their necks, armpits, and groin. Wet them with cool water and fan them as much as possible. This is more serious and the patient should be transported immediately.
What should you do when a treating a casualty for heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
If they are still sweating and have normal-cool skin, remove them from the source of heat, elevate their legs and do what you can to cool them off. You can remove clothing, fan them, and try to give them sips of water. If their skin is dry and hot, remove them from heat and cool them down immediately. Apply cold packs to their necks, armpits, and groin. Wet them with cool water and fan them as much as possible. This is more serious and the patient should be transported immediately.
In heat emergency should you apply cool packs to the neck groin and armpits?
Either heat stroke (the more serious condition) or heat exhaustion (potentially a precursor to heat stroke) may be treated with cool packs.---Heat exhaustion (aka heat stress) is hyperthermia (overheating) brought on by dehydration (excessive water loss). It can be initiated by hot environmental temperatures, or limited fluids, or inadequate salt intake.Treatment for heat exhaustion includes:moving the victim to cooler, shaded locationloosen/remove clothingapply ice packs: neck, groin, armpitsdrink 1-2 quarts of fluidsContraindicated are old treatments which included alcohol bath/rub and administering salt tablets.
How should you treat a superficial burn?
Apply cool water to the affected area.
What action should you perform when treating a burn victim?
Apply cool water to affected area
In which heat emergency should you apply cool packs to the neck groin and armpits?
Either heat stroke (the more serious condition) or heat exhaustion (potentially a precursor to heat stroke) may be treated with cool packs.---Heat exhaustion (aka heat stress) is hyperthermia (overheating) brought on by dehydration (excessive water loss). It can be initiated by hot environmental temperatures, or limited fluids, or inadequate salt intake.Treatment for heat exhaustion includes:moving the victim to cooler, shaded locationloosen/remove clothingapply ice packs: neck, groin, armpitsdrink 1-2 quarts of fluidsContraindicated are old treatments which included alcohol bath/rub and administering salt tablets.
