16.
If the shaded dry bulb temperature is 85F, the wet bulb temperature is 80F, and
the black globe temperature is 90F, what is the WBGT Index?
a. 82.5.
b. 84.5.
c.
85.5.
d. 87.5.
17.
Which of the following choices describes the condition of a victim of heat
exhaustion?
a. Severe cramps in the muscles of the lower extremities and abdominal wall.
b. Mental confusion, drowsiness, vomiting, visual disturbances, and profuse
sweating.
c.
High body temperature, profound coma, convulsions, and absence of
sweating.
18.
The point to which the rectal temperature of a heatstroke patient should be
lowered as quickly as possible is _____________ degrees Fahrenheit.
a. 102.
b. 100.
c.
98.6.
d. 96.8.
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