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Hilltop Fire Hyponatremia Case 2018

  • Incident Information:

    Hilltop_Fire_Hyponatremia_Case

  • Location:

    Utah

  • Date:

    08/07/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion

  • Description:

    An Interagency Hotshot crewmember was assessed by EMTs on the Hilltop Fire and transported by ambulanced to a hospital, vomiting and diagnosed with low blood pressure. He was treated for acute hyponatremia (low sodium) and admitted to the hospital.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Medevac, Medical or Exertion

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