Ch XI-Medicine
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XI-w1 Hypothermia
XI-w2 Frostbite
XI-w3 Heat Transfer
XI-w4 Sunburn

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Items correspond to OSSA questions.

Chapter XI                   WILDERNESS MEDICINE  

Through written evaluation the applicant will identify:  

     w-1. The symptoms, treatment, and methods of prevention of Hypothermia. 
w-2. The symptoms, treatment, and methods of prevention of Frostbite. 
w-3. The five ways in which heat is transferred away from the body.

BONUS Section

      XI-b1 Lyme Disease

     Tick Identification

     Blisters -- Treatment & Prevention

     XI-b2 --- Heat Related Illnesses

     Wind Chill Factor & Heat Index conversion calculators.