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Medida a tomar en caso de hipotermia:First-aid measure to take in a case of hypothermia:
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Correct answer: c) Remove all wet clothing and dry without rubbing.
Why it is correct
For a casualty with hypothermia, move them to shelter, remove all wet clothing, pat the skin dry gently without rubbing (rubbing causes peripheral vasodilation and drives cold blood back to the core) and warm them gradually with dry clothes and blankets.
Why the others are not
- a) Never give alcohol to a hypothermic casualty: it dilates blood vessels and accelerates core heat loss.
- b) Water conducts heat roughly 25 times faster than air; wet clothes keep draining body heat.
- d) Rubbing cold limbs vigorously can trigger circulatory collapse or cardiac arrest (afterdrop).
How to work it out in the exam
- Hypothermia: remove wet clothes, dry without rubbing, warm gradually and never give alcohol.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · PER Test 5 · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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