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NREMT Paramedic

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Your patient has been lost in the woods for three weeks during the winter in Alaska. He has frostbite on his feet. What temperature of water should the patient’s feet be put into?
  1. Cold
  2. Very hot
  3. Warm (slightly warmer than body temperature)
  4. Boiling.
Explanation
Answer: C- A patient suffering from frost bite should have the affected limb placed in warm water. The water should be monitored to make sure that the temperature of the cold limb does not cool the water, and the water should be continuously stirred.
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