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Ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ａｎｙ               ａｄｕｌｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｉｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅ               ｏｆ               65.

Ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ａｄｖａｎｃｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ,               ｌｉｆｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｎｃｙ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ａｎｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔａｋｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ａｇｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ａｇｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｏｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ.

Ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               "ｙｏｕｎｇ"               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｈｅａｒｔ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｓａｍｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｍａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎ               "ｏｌｄ"               ｌｉｖｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｋｉｄｎｅｙｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｉｓ               ｕｎｉｑｕｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ;               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｎ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ,               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｇｉｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ               ａｓ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ａｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               30ｓ.

Ｌｕｎｇｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｓ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ,               ｓｏ,               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｓ               ａｔ               ａ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｏｆ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｉｎｇ               ｌｕｎｇ               ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｐｕｍｐｓ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｂｅａｔｓ               ａｓ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ａｇｅｓ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｒａｔｅ               ｎａｔｕｒａｌｌｙ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｇｅ.

Ｒｅｆｌｅｘ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅｓ               ｓｌｏｗ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｇｅ               ｔｏｏ,               ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｒｅａｃｔ               ｓｌｏｗｅｒ.

Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ,               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ               ａｓ               ｗｅ               ａｇｅ.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ａｒｅ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ.
               Ｗｈｅｎ               ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ａｓ               ｃａｌｍ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｃａｌｍ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ,               ｃｈａｎｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｃａｌｍｅｒ               ｔｏｏ.

Ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓｅｌｙ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｃａｌｍ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｃａｌｍ               ｄｏｗｎ.

Ｒｅｍａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｃａｌｍ               ｋｅｅｐｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ               ｄｏｗｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｃａｎ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｌｅｓｓｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｖｅｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ.
               Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｉｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ.

Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｎ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｒ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｗｅｌｌ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ,               ｂｅ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｃａｌｍ,               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ.

Ｌｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｙｅｓ,               ｉｆ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ.

Ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ               ｗｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ａｓｋ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｎ,               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｒｉｎｇ               ｍａｎｎｅｒ.

Ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｒｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎａｍｅ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎａｍｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｎｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｗｅａｒｓ               ｇｌａｓｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｏｎ,               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｏｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｃａｎ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ               ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ               ａｉｄ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｅａｒｓ               ａ               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ               ａｉｄ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｎ,               ｉｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｇａｔｈｅｒ               ａｓ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｙｏｕ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｎ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ.

Ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ,               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｎｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｗｅａｒｓ               ｇｌａｓｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ/ｏｒ               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ               ａｉｄｓ,               ｗｈａｔ               ｋｉｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｃａｎ               ａｌｌ               ｐｒｏｖｅ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｉｎ               ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｎｙ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｌｉｖｅｓ               ａｔ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｉｓ               ａｆｒａｉｄ               ｏｆ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｎｕｒｓｉｎｇ               ｈｏｍｅ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｆｅａｒｓ               ｌｏｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ,               ｗｉｌｌ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｎｉｍｉｚｅ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｓａｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｌｉｋｅ,               "Ｏｈ,               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ",               ｏｒ               "Ｉ'ｍ               ｆｉｎｅ,               ｊｕｓｔ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｍｅ               ａ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅ."               Ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｅａｔｈ               ｔｏ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅ               ｏｆ               65,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｒｅｄ               Ｃｒｏｓｓ,               ｉｓ               ｆａｌｌｓ.

Ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｒｅｆｌｅｘｅｓ,               ｉｍｐａｉｒｅｄ               ｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ,               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ａｒｔｈｒｉｔｉｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｌｏｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｂａｌａｎｃｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ａｒｅ               ａｔ               ａ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｏｆ               ｆａｌｌｉｎｇ.

Ｆａｌｌｓ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ               ｉｎ               ｂｏｎｅｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｂｒｏｋｅｎ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｅａｋｅｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｂｒｉｔｔｌｅ               ｂｏｎｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ａｇｅ.

Ｆａｌｌｓ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎｙ               ｂｒｏｋｅｎ               ｂｏｎｅｓ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｌｙｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｆａｌｌｅｎ,               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ａｎ               ａｍｂｕｌａｎｃｅ               ａｒｒｉｖｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ.

Ｔｈｅ               ａｍｂｕｌａｎｃｅ               ｃｒｅｗ               ｉｓ               ｔｒａｉｎｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒ               ｗａｙｓ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｎｉｍｉｚｅ               ｐａｉｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｕｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ.
               Ｈｅａｄ               ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ.

Ａｓ               ｗｅ               ａｇｅ,               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｓｉｚｅ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｕｓｅｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｐａｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｄ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｋｕｌｌ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｃａｎ               ｍｏｖｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｎ               ｔｕｒｎ,               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｏｆ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｉｎｊｕｒｙ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｈｏｗ               ａｎｙ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｈｅａｄ               ｉｎｊｕｒｙ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｄａｙｓ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｊｕｒｙ               ｈａｓ               ｏｃｃｕｒｒｅｄ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｗｈｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔ               ａ               ｈｅａｄ               ｉｎｊｕｒｙ               ｉｆ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｈａｓ               ａｎｙ               ｕｎｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ               ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｒａｌ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ,               ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｆａｌｌ               ｏｒ               ｂｌｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｄ.
               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ｋｎｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               ａｆｆｅｃｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               Ａｌｚｈｅｉｍｅｒ'ｓ,               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｍａｙ               ｓｉｇｎａｌ               ａ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ｐｎｅｕｍｏｎｉａ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｆｅｖｅｒ,               ｃｈｅｓｔ               ｐａｉｎ,               ｏｒ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｕｇｈｉｎｇ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｏｘｙｇｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｒａｉｎ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ａｓｓｕｍｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａｇｉｎｇ,               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｕｎｄｅｒｌｙｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ.
               Ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｕｓｃｅｐｔｉｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｓ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｃａｎ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｎ               ｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｉｓｅ               ｏｒ               ｆａｌｌ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ               ｌｅｖｅｌｓ.

Ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｒｅｔａｉｎｓ               ｈｅａｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｗｅａｔ               ｉｓ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｏｒｙ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ａｄｊｕｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｔ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｅｅ               ａｎｙ               ｓｉｇｎｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｈｅａｔ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ,               ｃａｌｌ               9-1-1,               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ.

Ｓｌｏｗｌｙ               ｃｏｏｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｏｆｆ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｌｕｋｅｗａｒｍ               ｓｐｏｎｇｅ               ｂａｔｈ.
               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｆｉｎｄ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｈｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｕｃｈ,               ｕｎａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅａｋ,               ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ,               ｏｒ               ｓｅｍｉｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ,               ｃａｌｌ               9-1-1               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ.

Ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｃｏｏｌｅｒ               ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ｂｕｔ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｏｌ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｆａｎ               ｏｒ               ａｉｒ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｏｌ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｏｏｌ               ｗａｔｅｒ.

Ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｎ               ｃａｕｓｅ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｃｈｉｌｌｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｆｆｅｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｒｍｉａ.
               Ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｒｍｉａ               ｉｓ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｅａｔｈｅｒ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ａｆｆｅｃｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ.

Ｉｆ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｈａｓ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｒｍｉａ,               ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｏｆｔｅｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｍｏｒｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｈａｓ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｒｍｉａ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ａ               ｍｉｌｄ               ｆｏｒｍ               ｏｆ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｒｍｉａ,               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｋｉｎ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｆ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｌｄ.

Ｔｈｅｎ,               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               98.6               ｄｅｇｒｅｅｓ,               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｗａｒｍ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｗｒａｐ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｒ               ｔｗｏ               ｂｌａｎｋｅｔｓ,               ｇｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗａｒｍ,               ｄｅｃａｆｆｅｉｎａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｎ-ａｌｃｏｈｏｌ               ｄｒｉｎｋｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｃａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔａｋｅ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｌｏｗ               95               ｄｅｇｒｅｅｓ,               ｃａｌｌ               9-1-1               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ.

Ａ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｌｏｗ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｌｉｆｅ-ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｉｎｇ.

Ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｈｅａｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ａ               ｈｅａｔｉｎｇ               ｐａｄ               ｏｒ               ｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃ               ｂｌａｎｋｅｔ               ｓｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ,               ｏｒ               ａ               ｈｏｔ               ｂａｔｈ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｔｈｉｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｆｌｏｗ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｅａ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｔａｋｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｖｉｔａｌ               ｏｒｇａｎｓ.
               Ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｃａｒｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ,               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ.

Ｓｐｅａｋ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ.

Ｉｆ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ,               ｉｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｈｅａｄ               ｉｎｊｕｒｙ               ｏｒ               ｓｅｖｅｒｅ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ               ａｓ               ｓｏｏｎ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ,               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ,               ａ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｏｒ               ｂｅｌｏｗ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｃａｎ               ｓｉｇｎａｌ               ａ               ｌｉｆｅ-ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｃａｌｌ               9-1-1               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃａｓｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｉｎ               ａｎｙ               ｃａｓｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｓｕｒｅ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓａｆｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｌｌ               9-1-1               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓｏｒｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｏｎ.






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