Your ambulance is providing first-response coverage at a high school track meet. You are summoned to a 17-year-old female patient lying down by a bench. Her coach is concerned because she keeps vomiting the water she is trying to 'chug' down. You immediately notice she seems pale for such a hot day and she is sweating, and when you take her pulse it feels weak and rapid, approximately 120 beats/min. Your patient also complains she feels nauseated, is lightheaded, and has no energy. However, she can answer all questions appropriately. You suspect that this patient has:

Your ambulance is providing first-response coverage at a high school track meet. You are summoned to a 17-year-old female patient lying down by a bench. Her coach is concerned because she keeps vomiting the water she is trying to 'chug' down. You immediately notice she seems pale for such a hot day and she is sweating, and when you take her pulse it feels weak and rapid, approximately 120 beats/min. Your patient also complains she feels nauseated, is lightheaded, and has no energy. However, she can answer all questions appropriately. You suspect that this patient has:

Your ambulance is providing first-response coverage at a high school track meet. You are summoned to a 17-year-old female patient lying down by a bench. Her coach is concerned because she keeps vomiting the water she is trying to 'chug' down. You immediately notice she seems pale for such a hot day and she is sweating, and when you take her pulse it feels weak and rapid, approximately 120 beats/min. Your patient also complains she feels nauseated, is lightheaded, and has no energy. However, she can answer all questions appropriately. You suspect that this patient has:




A) a. Classic heat stroke
B) b. Exertional heat stroke
C) d. Heat exhaustion
D) c. Heat cramps


Answer: C) d. Heat exhaustion


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