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Heat Exhaustion--(the Skin Is Cool)

Categories: FIRST AID TO THE INJURED
Military Handbooks: The Plattsburg Manual Advanced Training

Symptoms: Nausea, a staggering gait, pulse is weak, and the patient

may quickly become unconscious. The skin is cool. This condition is

dangerous.



Treatment: Rub the limbs vigorously. Give stimulants; apply heat.



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