| Dehydration is a life threateningcrisis
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| | very critical to your survival. Feelings
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| faced by many placed in a survival
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| | of weakness and thirstare some of the
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| situation. In order toprevent, treat, or
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| | earlier symptoms. Your skin will become
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| otherwise deal with dehydration one must
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| | less elasticand mucous membranes will be
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| know therisk factors, the symptoms, and
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| | dry(ex. inside your mouth and nose). You
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| the interventions that must be taken.
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| | will have sunken eyeballs that are
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| There are many people who have died in
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| | feeling dry and scratchybecause of the
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| the wilderness as a result ofdehydration.
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| | lack of moisture required to produce
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| Granted sometimes dehydration may not can
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| | tears. Yourpulse will become weak and
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| be preventedbut having all the knowledge
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| | rapid. There may be a drop in
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| you possibly can will ensure your
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| | bloodpressure when you change from a
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| bestchance of preventing and/or surviving
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| | lying to a sitting or standingposition.
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| it.
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| | You can also feel the veins in your arm
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| The risk factors for dehydration
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| | or neck that youcan normally feel to see
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| aredivided into two categories. First you
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| | if they are flat or unpalpable. You may
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| have the risk factors thatare attributed
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| | nothave all of these symptom but if you
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| to being unable to retain fluids.
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| | fall under the risk factorslisted above
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| Vomiting, diarrhea,excessive sweating,
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| | and have even one of the symptoms listed
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| polyuria(excessive urination), and
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| | it may benecessary for you to consider
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| woundlosses(ex. Internal and external
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| | the fact that dehydration may beimminent
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| bleeding) would all fall under
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| | and the answer to the following question
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| thiscategory. So as you can seeing being
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| | what are yougoing to do to about it.
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| in an extremely hot environmentis not the
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| | These are just the fundamentals
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| only survival situation where dehydration
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| | ofdehydration. The risk of dehydration
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| is a risk, whichis a misconception that
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| | transforms into a larger andmuch quicker
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| many people hold. You could be next to
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| | reality for many people. The people I am
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| ariver and drink contaminated water and
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| | referring toare people who already
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| get diarrhea, resulting indehydration.
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| | suffering from an existing medical
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| The second category of risk factors are
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| | conditionthat affects the circulatory
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| those relatedto insufficient intake of
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| | system and how their homeostatic
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| fluids. Examples of these are inability
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| | mechanisms that control the fluid and
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| toaccess fluids, impaired swallowing(such
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| | electrolytes. A few examplesof diseases
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| as a swollen throat), andconfusion.
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| | or medical disorders that fall under this
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| Confusion may be a result of someone
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| | classificationare low blood pressure,
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| panicking and beingtemporarily out of
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| | diabetes, ulcers, Gastrointestinal
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| their sane mind. These risk factors are
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| | bleeding,gastrointestinal disorder(ex.
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| the onesyou will more than likely
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| | Irritable bowel syndrome), and sicklecell
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| experience during an extremely
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| | anemia.
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| hotenvironment.
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| Recognizing the symptoms of dehydrationis
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