Question

Your next-door neighbor has been working outside all day on a project in her back yard. When you go over to visit her, you find her sitting outside on a lawn chair. She seems to be disoriented and has rapid, shallow breathing. Her skin is also bright red and hot to the touch. What might be your neighbor's problem? Describe care for your neighbor based on the illness you suspect she is experiencing.  There are the other types of heat emergencies discussed in your text. Discuss each heat emergency and include signals used to assess the victims. Discuss precautions and special situations for heat emergencies as provided in your text.

Answer 1

1. The patient had the complaint of heat stroke.

2. first aid

• get the victim to a shady area, removing clothing apply cool or tepid water to the skin, also can spray the person with cool water from the garden hose, fan the victim to promote sweating and evaporation and place ice packs under the sample and groin.
• if the person is able to drink liquids, have them drink cool water or other cool beverages that do not contain alcohol or caffeine.
• monitor body temperature with a thermometer and continue cooling efforts until the body temperature drops to 101 to 102 F.
• notified emergency services (911) immediately. if they arrive late, they can give instruction for treatment of the victim.

3. other heat emergencies

a. Heat cramps	b. Heat exhaustion
Symptoms first stage of heat emergency usually happen when one is physically active in heat common in elderly or small children, over weight people, and people who have been drinking alcohol muscle pain and tightness are symptoms	Symptoms muscle cramps, dizziness, mild confusion, fats heart rate or breathing, headache, irritability, extreme thirst, nausea or vomiting, pale skin, heavy sweating, fainting
Treatment/ first aid Move to cooler area out of direct sunlight gently massage the cramping muscle stretch the muscle gently drink cool water or sports drink every 15 minutes	Treatment / first aid move to cooler area, out of direct sunlight loosen clothing apply cool, wet towels to your face, neck, chest and limbs have someone fan your skin drink cool water or sports drinks every 15 minutes. don't drink too quickly

4. Prevention of heat emergencies

• The best way to avoid a heat emergency is to stay in the shades or in a ventilated , air conditioned area during the hottest parts of the day.
• Take precautions if we have to be outside during hot weather are :-
• - Rest as often as possible.
• - Wear light -colored, loose clothing.
• -Drink water frequently.
• - Avoid alcohol

more over, help prevent a heat emergency in others by checking frequently on older adults and children.