Canadian Ski PatrolOn-hill reference
2022

Hyperventilation

Chapter 16, p. 276

Signs listed in the manual

tingling and numbness in the hands and around the mouth

Chapter 16, p. 276

deep, rapid respiration with rapid pulse

Chapter 16, p. 276

marked anxiety, often escalating to panic

Chapter 16, p. 276

dizziness, syncope

Chapter 16, p. 276

fingers and hands drawn into a characteristic claw-like spasm called carpopedal spasm

Chapter 16, p. 276
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