Chapter 13: Environmental Emergencies Learning Objectives

 

After students have completed this chapter they should be able to:

Knowledge Objectives

1. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing heat cramps. (p 256)
2. Describe the treatment of a patient experiencing heat cramps. (p 256)
3. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing heat exhaustion. (p 256)
4. Describe the treatment of a patient experiencing heat exhaustion. (p 256)
5. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing heatstroke. (pp 256-257)
6. Describe the treatment of a patient experiencing heatstroke. (pp 256-257)
7. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing frostbite. (pp 257-258)
8. Describe the treatment of a patient experiencing frostbite. (pp 257-258)
9. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing hypothermia. (p 259)
10. Describe the treatment of a patient experiencing hypothermia. (p 259)
11. Discuss the relationship between hypothermia and cardiac arrest. (p 259)
12. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient who sustained a submersion injury. (p 261)
13. Describe the treatment of a patient who sustained a submersion injury. (p 261)
14. Describe the signs and symptoms of a patient who has been struck by lightning. (p 262)
15. Describe the treatment of a patient who has been struck by lightning. (p 262)

Skills Objectives

1. Demonstrate patient assessment on a patient who has sustained an injury or illness from exposure to heat, exposure to cold, or submersion. (p 255)
2. Demonstrate cooling a patient who has experienced exposure to heat. (p 256)
3. Demonstrate treating a patient who has experienced exposure to cold. (pp 257-258)
4. Demonstrate treating a patient who has a submersion injury. (p 261)
5. Demonstrate treating a patient who has a lightning injury. (p 262)