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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Field Medical Training Battalion
Camp Lejeune

FMST 1403

Manage Environmental Heat Injuries
http://www.operationalmedicine.org/TextbookFiles/FMST_20008/FMST_1403.htm

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Given a heat casualty in a combat environment and the standard field medical equipment and supplies, manage environmental heat injuries, to prevent further injury or death per the references. (FMST-HSS-1403)

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Without the aid of references, given a description or list, identify the predisposing factors associated with heat injuries, per the student handout. (FMST-HSS-1403a)

2. Without the aid of references, given a list of symptoms, identify the type of heat injury, per the student handout. (FMST-HSS-1403b)

3. Without the aid of references, given a description or list, identify the proper treatment for the heat injuries, per the student handout. (FMST-HSS-1403c)

4. Without the aid of references, given a list, identify preventive measures for heat injuries, per the student handout. (FMST-HSS-1403d)

5. Without the aid of references, given a simulated heat casualty and standard field medical equipment and supplies, manage the casualty, per the student handout. (FMST-HSS-1403e) ---CONTINUED---
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Avoiding Heat Illness By Dr. Gary F. Arnet
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/arnet77.html

(SNIP) ... We think of heat illnesses, such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, or dehydration, as something that affects firefighters wearing heavy protective clothing in hot conditions or something that our soldiers face fighting in the desert. Heat illnesses affect many of us in our daily lives, however. Every year we hear of high school football players that die from heat stroke during summer practice. In athletes, heat stroke is the second leading cause of death. Elderly die in the cities during heat waves. Hikers die, as do those stranded when their cars break down.

In a normal year, an average of 175 Americans die of heat illnesses. During the heat wave of 1980, 1,250 Americans died. The sad thing is that heat illnesses are largely preventable through planning and common sense. --- Continued at link, above ----

Includes:
  • The body and heat
    Prevention of heat illnesses
    Other precautions
    Management of heat illnesses
    • Dehydration:
      Heat Edema:
      Miliaria Rubra (Prickly Heat):
      Heat Syncope:
      Heat Cramps:
      Heat Exhaustion:
      Heat Stroke:
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Heat exhaustion-Basics
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heat-exhaustion/DS01046

Definition

Heat exhaustion is a condition whose symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your body overheating. It's one of three heat-related syndromes, with heat cramps being the mildest and heatstroke being the most severe.

Causes of heat exhaustion include exposure to high temperatures, particularly when combined with high humidity, and strenuous physical activity. Without prompt treatment, heat exhaustion can progress to heatstroke, a life-threatening condition. Fortunately, heat exhaustion is preventable. ---CONTINUED---

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  • Symptoms
    Causes
    Risk Factors
    Complications
    Treatments and Drugs
    Preventio
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Heat Exhaustion
http://firstaid.webmd.com/heat-exhaustion

Heat exhaustion is a heat-related illness that may occur after you've been exposed to high temperatures for several days and have developed dehydration, which is an inadequate or imbalanced replacement of the fluids and electrolytes you've lost through excessive perspiration.

There are two types of heat exhaustion:
  • * Water depletion. Signs include excessive thirst, weakness, headache, and even loss of consciousness.
    * Salt depletion. Signs include nausea and vomiting, frequent muscle cramps, and dizziness.
Although heat exhaustion isn't as serious as another heat-related illness -- heat stroke -- it isn't something to be taken lightly. Without proper intervention, heat exhaustion can progress to heat stroke, which can damage the brain and other vital organs, and even cause death. ---CONTINUED---

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Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion
Treatment for Heat Exhaustion
Risk Factors for Heat Exhaustion
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Heat Stroke – Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
https://commonsensehome.com/heat-stroke/

Heat stroke (also known as sunstroke) is the most serious form of heat injury and can be deadly. The CDC states that, “On average, 675 people die from complications related to extreme heat each year in the United States – more than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, lightning or any other weather event combined.”

These deaths are all 100% preventable, yet every year we lose hundreds of lives to sunstroke when we didn’t have to lose one.

Why do we lose so many victims? I believe it is from lack of education. We need to know the symptoms of heat stroke, who's most at risk, prevention and treatment options. ---CONTINUED---
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