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    This document provides information about heatstroke: 1) Heatstroke occurs when the core body temperature rises rapidly to the point where tissues are destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous activity or in a closed, poorly ventilated hot space. 2) Patients with heatstroke often have hot, dry skin but early on the skin may be moist from sweating. As temperature rises, consciousness decreases. 3) Untreated heatstroke can result in death. High humidity impairs the body's ability to cool through sweating.

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    This document provides information about heatstroke: 1) Heatstroke occurs when the core body temperature rises rapidly to the point where tissues are destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous activity or in a closed, poorly ventilated hot space. 2) Patients with heatstroke often have hot, dry skin but early on the skin may be moist from sweating. As temperature rises, consciousness decreases. 3) Untreated heatstroke can result in death. High humidity impairs the body's ability to cool through sweating.

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    This document provides information about heatstroke: 1) Heatstroke occurs when the core body temperature rises rapidly to the point where tissues are destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous activity or in a closed, poorly ventilated hot space. 2) Patients with heatstroke often have hot, dry skin but early on the skin may be moist from sweating. As temperature rises, consciousness decreases. 3) Untreated heatstroke can result in death. High humidity impairs the body's ability to cool through sweating.

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    NREMT Practice Test Bank - Multiple Choice

    heatstroke have dry skin. are overwhelmed. The core body tem-
    • C:As core body temperature ris- perature then rises rapidly to the point
    es, the patient becomes more ag- where tissues are destroyed. Heatstroke
    itated. can develop in patients during prolonged
    • D:Heatstroke is more likely to vigorous physical activity or when they
    occur when the humidity is low. are in a closed, poorly ventilated, hot
    and humid space. High humidity impairs
    a person's ability to eliminate heat via
    the sweating mechanism. Many patients
    with heatstroke have hot, dry, flushed
    skin; however, early in the course of
    heatstroke, the skin may be moist due to
    residual perspiration, as with exertional
    heatstroke. As the core body temper-
    ature rises, the patient's level of con-
    sciousness decreases. Untreated heat-
    stroke will result in death.

    78. Law enforcement requests your You selected D; This is correct!


    assistance to evaluate a young
    female who they believe has Reason:The needle tracks on the pa-
    overdosed. The patient is con- tient's arms indicate narcotic abuse,
    scious, is displaying bizarre be- most likely heroin; however, her signs
    havior, and is very restless. Her and symptoms are not consistent with
    BP is 170/90 mm Hg and her those caused by a narcotic or any oth-
    heart rate is 130 beats/min. You er central nervous system (CNS) de-
    see needle tracks on both of her pressant (eg, benzodiazepine [a seda-
    arms. She is MOST likely under tive-hypnotic]). Signs of CNS depression
    the influence of a: include a decreased level of conscious-
    • A:benzodiazepine. ness, hypoventilation, bradycardia, and
    • B:sedative-hypnotic. hypotension. Her signs and symptoms
    • C:powerful narcotic. are consistent with a sympathomimet-
    • D:methamphetamine. ic (upper) overdose. Sympathomimet-
    ic drugs mimic the effects of the sym-
    pathetic (fight or flight) nervous sys-
    tem; therefore, restlessness or hyper-
    activity, hypertension, tachycardia, and
    pupillary dilation are common findings
    in patients who overdose. Amphetamine
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