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This document discusses hypothermia and hyperthermia. It defines hypothermia as a decrease in body temperature below normal levels due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The key symptoms of hypothermia are shivering, slow breathing, weak pulse, and loss of consciousness. To treat hypothermia, one should check breathing, remove wet clothes, cover the person with blankets, give warm drinks or food, and apply warm compresses. Hyperthermia is defined as an increased body temperature above normal limits due to the body's inability to cool itself. The document states that hyperthermia is generally more dangerous than hypothermia. It also explains that first aid involves immediately attending to an injured or sick person.

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Facultad de Derecho Y Ciencias Políticas Especialidad de Contabilidad Curso

This document discusses hypothermia and hyperthermia. It defines hypothermia as a decrease in body temperature below normal levels due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The key symptoms of hypothermia are shivering, slow breathing, weak pulse, and loss of consciousness. To treat hypothermia, one should check breathing, remove wet clothes, cover the person with blankets, give warm drinks or food, and apply warm compresses. Hyperthermia is defined as an increased body temperature above normal limits due to the body's inability to cool itself. The document states that hyperthermia is generally more dangerous than hypothermia. It also explains that first aid involves immediately attending to an injured or sick person.

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FACULTAD DE DERECHO Y CIENCIAS POLÍTICAS

ESPECIALIDAD DE CONTABILIDAD
CURSO:

INGLES

DOCENTE:

SILVA TEJADA

ALUMNA: JHENNY

CICLO:

2019
1.-WHAT IS HYPOTHERMIA?
It is the decrease of the temperatura below normal.
Can be produced by prolonged exposure to very cold temperaturas.

2.-HOW DO YOU KNOW IF SOMEBODY HAS HYPOTHERMIA?


If the person has the following symptoms:
.Babble or murmur
.Slow breathing and shallow weak pulse
. Loss of knowedge.
3. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU ARW WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS
HYPOTHERMIA?
You have to chek the breathing to warm up the victim. Appy warm compresses in these
regions.

4.-WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYPOTHERMIA AND HYPERTERMIA?


DIFFERENCE:
HYPOTHERMIA.
Is the descrease in body temperatura below normal at very low temperaturas.

HYPERTHERMIA.
Is an increase in temperatura above the normal hypothalmic value due to failure of the
heat evacuation systems this is a situation in wich the person experiencies an increase in
temperatura above normal limits
5.-WHICH ONE IS MORE DANGEROUS: ¿HYPERTHERMIA OR HYPOTHERMIA?
Is more dangerous the hyperthermia is the elevation of body temperatura, usually as a
result of a hypermetabolic response
6.-EXPLAIN HOW TO FULFILL ONE OF THE STEPS FOR TREATING HYPOTHERMICA.
TREATMENT:
1- Gently treat it when you are helping a person with hypothermia treat it with care.
2- Keep the person away from the cold.
3-Take off wek clothes.
4-Cover the person with blankets.
5-Give warm drinks.
6-Control the breathing.
7- Use dry compresses.
7.- DO YOU KNOW WHAT FIRST AIDS MEAN?
If the first aid consists of the inmediate attention that is given to a sick person injured or
injured in the place of events.

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