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Technicians Handbook - Historic Naval Ships Association

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drinks or stimulants. Get the victim to a medical facility as soon as possible. Cooling measures must becontinued while the victim is being transported.Heat ExhaustionHeat exhaustion (heat prostration or heat collapse) is the most common condition caused by workingor exercising in hot spaces. Heat exhaustion produces a serious disruption of blood flow to the brain,heart, and lungs. This causes the victim to experience weakness, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, andnausea.Signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion are similar to those of shock: the victim will appear ashengray; the skin will be cold, moist, and clammy; and the pupils of the eyes may be dilated (enlarged). Thevital (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration) signs usually are normal; however, the victimmay have a weak pulse together with rapid and shallow breathing. Body temperature may be belownormal.You should treat heat exhaustion victims as if they were in shock. Loosen the clothing, apply coolwet cloths, move the victim to either a cool or an air-conditioned area, and fan the victim. Do not allowthe person to become chilled. If the victim is conscious, administer a solution of 1 teaspoon of saltdissolved in a quart of cool water. If the victim vomits, do not give any more fluids. Transport the victimto a medical facility as soon as possible.HELPFUL INFORMATIONThe second part of this handbook has been compiled to provide the technician with a collection ofhelpful information. Included are many commonly used formulas, data tables, and general maintenancehints used in, with, and around electricity.BASIC ELECTRICAL FORMULASBasic electrical formulas are included to aid you in solving electrical problems. These formulas arefor capacitance, current, inductance, power, reactance, impedance, resistance, voltage, and transformers.Additional formulas can be found in the appropriate NEETS module.CapacitanceThe property of an electrical device to store energy is CAPACITANCE. This energy is stored in away to oppose a change in voltage. A CAPACITOR is used to store this electrical energy. The FARADis the basic unit of measurement of capacitance.Formulas for capacitance:1-18

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