When Cooling a Patient with Possible Heat Stroke, Which One

question 22

Multiple Choice

When cooling a patient with possible heat stroke, which one of the following would be of most concern to the EMT?

• A) Blood pressure increasing to 102/78 mmHg
• B) The heart rate going from 140 beats to 120 beats per minute
• C) Observing your partner apply a sheet soaked in tepid water to the patient
• D) Determining that the patient is shivering after having cold packs applied to the neck

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Definitions:

Igneous Feature

A geological formation that is formed from solidified magma or lava.

Laccolith

A dome-shaped igneous intrusion between rock layers, formed by the injection of magma.

Igneous Feature

A geological structure formed from the solidification of molten rock material, either below (intrusive) or on (extrusive) the Earth's surface.

Batholith

a large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep beneath the Earth's surface.