EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the letter of the response that BEST completes the statement
or BEST answers the question. After you have completed all of the exercises, turn to
"Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each
exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced after the solution.
1.
You are working in a hot climate. A fellow worker is perspiring only slightly even
though you and others are perspiring heavily. He is behaving in a confused
manner. When you take his pulse, you notice that his pulse rate is high and his
skin is hot to the touch. He is probably suffering from:
a. Heat cramps.
b. Heat exhaustion.
c.
Heat stroke.
2.
You are working in a hot climate. A fellow worker suddenly doubles-up and grabs
his abdomen. He is sweating a great deal. This person is probably suffering
from:
a. Heat cramps.
b. Heat exhaustion.
c.
Heat stroke.
3.
You are working in a hot climate. A fellow worker is perspiring heavily. He
complains of dizziness and nausea and is breathing rapidly. He is probably
suffering from:
a. Heat cramps.
b. Heat exhaustion.
c.
Heat stroke.
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