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Step 1- Observe the person's behavior and temperament. If he or she appears disoriented or is acting out of character or exhibiting a strange personality. Step 2- Take the person's temperature. If over 104 degrees F. Step 3- Look at and feel the person's skin: It should be hot and red. Step 4- Check the person's heart and respiratory rate. If either is elevated. Step 5- suspect that it is a heatstroke.
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∙ 16y agoStages: extremities shut down, limbs are cut off from blood flow, torso has limited blood flow (only heart, lungs and brain), unconsciousness.
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∙ 7y agoHOT red DRY skin. Victim may be unconscious, may have convulsions.
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∙ 12y agoHeat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke
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That is the correct spelling of the word "hypothermia".
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