Heat illness Assignment Questions And Already Passed Answers.
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Heat Illness Prevention Course
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Heat Illness Prevention Course
Heat illness definitions: heat illness - Answer -Heat illness - a general term used to describe a group of disorders associated with exposure to high environmental temperatures +/- altered core temperature
Heat illness definitions: Heat stroke - Answer -Heat stoke - several heat illness as...
Heat illness Assignment Questions And
Already Passed Answers.
Heat illness definitions: heat illness - Answer -Heat illness - a general term used to describe a group of
disorders associated with exposure to high environmental temperatures +/- altered core temperature
Heat illness definitions: Heat stroke - Answer -Heat stoke - several heat illness associated with rectal
core temperatures >40.1 Celsius and end organ effects including encephalitis
Heat illness definitions: heat exhaustion - Answer -Heat exhaustion - Less severe alteration in core
temperature, between 38.1-40 Celsius, associated with significant symptoms but without, or with only
transient, alteration in mental state
Heat illness discussion - Answer -Mild/moderate heat injuries are differentiated from heat exhaustion/
stoke by core temperature
Heat illness gold standard: - Answer The gold standard for the measurement of core temperature is a
rectal thermometer. Where possible the core temperature should be measured rectally, however sites
for core temperature (urethral, nasogastric) could be considered if the rectal route is unavailable. Aural,
oral, axillary or temporal temperature measurement is unreliable in heat illness
Heat illness: mild to moderate - Answer -Core temp less than 38 degrees Celsius
-characterised by derangements in hydration and/or electrolytes that result in transient self limiting
effects on the patient (cramps, syncope, edema). Heat exhaustion is an elevation of core temp associated
with less severe symptoms that heat stroke, including the absence of significantly altered mentation.
Heat stroke is associated with encephalitis and a resulting altered mental state, in the context of
significantly altered core temperature above 40 degrees Celsius
Heat illness: heat exhaustion vs heat stroke differentiating features: - Answer -Heat exhaustion, though
less severe than heat stroke, can progress to the more severe presentation if not managed appropriately.
A failure to recognize heat stroke can likewise have catastrophic consequences
-Principle differentiating feature of heat stroke is a core temp of above 40 degrees Celsius
-Although the presence of altered mental state is definitive for heat stroke, the absence of altered
mental state in the presence of a core temp above 40 Celsius should be as treated heat stroke
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