Author Question: It has taken you 45 minutes to extricate an avalanche victim. Based on your knowledge of hypothermia ... (Read 61 times)

SO00 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

It has taken you 45 minutes to extricate an avalanche victim. Based on your knowledge of hypothermia and avalanche victims, you know that:

a. 30 minutes is usually long enough for severe hypothermia to develop.
b. the threat of severe hypothermia is greater after extrication than before extrication.
c. a pulseless victim can most likely be resuscitated after rewarming.
d. a patient who is responsive is not hypothermic.

Question 2

A patient who has diabetes and is unresponsive after being in cold temperatures for several hours has ________ hypothermia.

a. secondary
b. non-immersion
c. accidental
d. primary