FIRST AID (Shock, Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Bite/Sting)

SHOCK
What is it?
Shock is when you do not have enough blood circulating around your body. The lack of blood circulation caused by shock is a life-threatening medical emergency, when in shock you need to seek medical attention almost immediately.

Symptoms?

• Pale and cold skin
• Rapid breathing
• Difficulty breathing
• Anxiety
• Rapid heart beat
• Thirst or a dry mouth
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Light-headedness
• Confusion 
• Unconsciousness

How to treat it?
Shock can be treated by:

•  Calming the patient down.
• Making the patient lay down.
• Elevate feet.
• Make them drink fluids.
• Cool them down with a fan.
• Call 000.

HYPOTHERMIA
What is it?
Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature falls below 35°C. Severe hypothermia can be fatal without prompt medical treatment.
Symptoms?

• Feeling cold
• Cool, pale skin
• Shivering
• Loss of concentration, poor judgement
• Drowsiness
• Confusion
• Dizziness
• Difficulty breathing
• Loss of physical coordination, unsteady on feet
• Slurred speech, speech difficulty
• Slowed breathing
• Dilated pupils

How to treat it?

•  Get the victim inside.
• Remove wet clothing.
• Get the victim in warm/ dry clothing.
• Get their temperature back to normal.
• Drink hot/ warm fluids.
• Put blankets on the victim.

 HYPERTHERMIAWhat is it?Hyperthermia is when the body over heats, it's pretty much the opposite of hypothermia. You need to seek medical attention right away.
Symptoms?

• Heat stress
• Sweating
• Heavy breathing
• Heat exhaustion
• Dizziness 

How to treat it?

• Re-hydrating the victim.
• Giving them cool fluids.
• Avoid alcohol.
• Remove heavy or dark clothing.
• Go into a cool area.
• Cool the victim down.

BITE/STING (Blue bottle jellyfish sting)

What is it? When an animal of some sort bites/stings you, your body has some sort of effect on it. You need to seek some medical attention.

Symptoms?

•  Immediate, severe pain
• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Nausea

How to treat it?It is important to carefully remove any remaining tentacles. Gentaly wash the sting in sea water, have a hot shower to reduce the sting.

TRANGIA

A- Bowl
B- "     "
C- Fry Pan
D- Wind Shield
E- Base
F- Fuel container and the Flame controller
G- Spondoolies (act like tongs)
H- Strap (to hold the trangia together)

- Always stay near the trangia while cooking something.
- Make sure all the metho has ran out before leaving the trangia on its own.
- If you need more metho you need to wait until you can hold the fuel container in your hand without getting burnt.
- Use the spondoolies for handling all equipment while cooking to avoid getting burnt.
- Cook on flat ground so your trangia is balanced and doesn't tip over.
- Clean all equipment to avoid food poisoning.

COOKING REFLECTION

1. Explain what you cookedJessica and I cooked pasta with a garlic and oninon sauce with grated cheese on top.
2. Was yours successful? Why/ why not? Yes, our dish was successful, we cooked it well and it didn't take very long to cook. It tasted good and we had no problems.
3. Would you cook it on camp? Why/ why not?Yes, I would cook it on camp because it had a carbs in it, it was quick and easy to make and it tasted good.
4. What improvements could you have done, taking into consideration $10?We speant about $8.50, next time I would cook a stirfry because it has a greater nutritional value and it doesn't cost much.
5. Do you think $10 bought you a lot for money? ExplainI don't think it ba lot, but what we made could easily be a main meal because it was filling.