Canadian Ski PatrolOn-hill reference
2022

Thermal injury

Chapter 17, p. 305

Signs listed in the manual

burns about the face and mouth

Chapter 17, p. 305

singed nasal hairs

Chapter 17, p. 305

soot in the nose and mouth

Chapter 17, p. 305

shortness of breath

Chapter 17, p. 305

wheezing

Chapter 17, p. 305

coughing up soot tinged sputum

Chapter 17, p. 305

raspy, course breathing (stridor)

Chapter 17, p. 305

muffled voice

Chapter 17, p. 305

drooling

Chapter 17, p. 305

difficulty in swallowing

Chapter 17, p. 305

a swollen tongue

Chapter 17, p. 305

agitation

Chapter 17, p. 305
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