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apply cool pack to neck, groin, and armpits
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Is heat wave and heat stroke the same?
no. a heat wave is weather, a heat stroke is a health condition.
Is the most severe form of heat illness and you a life threatening emergency?
heat stroke
Is the most severe form of heat illness and is a life-threatening emergency.?
heat stroke
What heat emergency do you sprinkle water?
You treat both heat exhaustion and heat stroke by sprinkling A LOT of water on him. You don't necessarily have to do it for a heat cramps victim, but it won't cause any harm. Also remember: it is as important to get water IN the victim as it is to get it ON him.
What heat emergency would you apply cool packs to the neck and groin and armpits?
Heat Stroke
What heat emergency do you sprinkle water one?
You treat both heat exhaustion and heat stroke by sprinkling A LOT of water on him. You don't necessarily have to do it for a heat cramps victim, but it won't cause any harm. Also remember: it is as important to get water IN the victim as it is to get it ON him.
What heat emergency do you sprinkle water on casualty?
You treat both heat exhaustion and heat stroke by sprinkling A LOT of water on him. You don't necessarily have to do it for a heat cramps victim, but it won't cause any harm. Also remember: it is as important to get water IN the victim as it is to get it ON him.
What do you call a heat attack?
A heat stroke.
How does alcohol cause heat stroke?
alcohol causes dehydration which makes you more vulnerable to heat stroke
What was bloodletting used to treat?
an apoplexy (stroke)
How serious is heat stroke?
Heat stroke can be life threatening and because the percentage of victims dying from heat stroke is very high, immediate medical attention is critical when problems first begin.
What are the effects of heat waves?
heat stroke, heat cramps and heat exhaustion
