Environmental Illnesses

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Environmental Illnesses
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Environmental Illnesses

• Methods of Heat Dissipation
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Evaporation
• Respiration

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Environmental Illnesses

• Heat Syncope
• Signs and Symptoms
• Heat Exhaustion
• Spotting Individuals
• Signs and Symptoms
• Management
• Heat Stroke
• Complete failure
• Signs and Symptoms

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Environmental Illnesses

• Prevention of Heat Illnesses
• Fluid Replacement

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Environmental Illnesses

• Prevention of Heat Illnesses
• Fluid Replacement

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Environmental Illnesses

• Prevention of Heat Illnesses
• Fluid Replacement
• Gradual Acclimatization
• ID Susceptible People
• Uniforms
• Weight Records

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Environmental Illnesses

• Cold Illnesses
• Hypothermia
• Frost nip
• Frostbite

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Environmental Injury

• Electrical Storms
• Flash to bang rule
• lt30 count STOP
• When return activity
• At least 30 minutes

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SUGARCREEK, Pa. (AP) - A lightning bolt struck a
family reunion, critically injuring a 12-year-old
boy and sending a dozen others to the hospital,
police and family members said. The bolt hit a
tree near a home Saturday evening, causing as
many as 30 people to feel a jolt, said Andy Coon,
who attended the party at his grandmother's farm
about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh. Everyone
was in shock for what it seemed like a long time,
but it was within seconds that we were running
around helping people,'' Coon said. A lot of us
were on our knees, praying.'' David Rogan, 12,
was knocked unconscious, and a relative performed
CPR until paramedics arrived. Rogan was taken
to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he was in
critical but stable condition Sunday, suffering
from brain swelling, said Larry Bell, one of the
family members who organized the party. They
say lightning is rare, but this is very rare for
lightning to come down on so many people and not
kill anybody,'' said Larry Bell, whose mother
owned the farm. God was showing his strength.''