LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 4
Climatic Injury Control.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-24.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
4-1.
Recognize the clinical signs and symptoms of
cold and heat injuries and select the appropriate
aid measures for each.
4-2.
Identify the environmental and host factors that
are likely to result in heat or cold injury.
4-3.
Use the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)
index and the wind chill factor to predict the risk
of heat or cold injury on a given day.
4-4.
Identify the important elements of an effective
program for the prevention of heat or cold
injuries.
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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