[PE] Safety Precautions in Mountaineering

• Danger

• Responsiveness

• Send

• Airway

• Breathing

• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

DRSABC meaning

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

is usually performed on people who have stopped breathing and/or their heartbeat has stopped or slowed down which may have occurred during a heart attack and drowning. It is part of a first-aid procedure that can be done to victims until professional medical care arrives.

C- compression (restore blood circulation),
A - airways (open airway), and
B - breathing (breath for the person).

CPR consists of a process called C.A.B. which stands for:

two rescue breaths

After every 30 compressions, _____ should be given. Repeat loop before assistance occurs or until signals of activity are present.

First aid

aims to provide immediate care to the injured victims, alleviate pain, minimize further injuries, provide safety to the injured victims and companions, and prolong life.

Fever

is a temporary increase in body temperature.

Headaches

are common during trekking or hiking.

Altitude sickness

occurs because the body's ability to transition to higher altitudes outpaces the rate of ascent.

Hyperthermia

occurs when the body creates or consumes more heat than it can expel.

Heat cramps

are most common during strenuous exercise in hot weather.

heat stroke.

The most serious and dangerous stage of hypothermia is

hypothermia

When the body chills faster than it can generate heat, it results in

Concussion

What is a traumatic brain injury that is often caused by a blow or bumps to the head or body?

Blisters

What do you call this injury that is usually seen among the hikers and trekkers that may cause pain and discomfort when wearing footwear?

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

During hiking with your friend, you have observed that she suffered shortness of breath, cough, and her fingernails turn bluish. Her friend manifested what type of illness?

Altitude sickness

also called mountain sickness, occurs when one’s rate of scent is faster than the body’s ability to adjust to higher altitudes.