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| What are 2 methods the body will use to create heat? |
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Definition
| Muscular activity in the form of shivering, and the rate at which fuel is burned in the body. p517 |
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| What are the methods the body can loose or gain heat? |
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Definition
Conduction - transfer of heat through direct contact.
Convection - The transfer of heat throuogh the air, gases, or liquids.
Radiation - heating via the x-ray spectrum.
Evaporation - the cooling effect when water evaporates off the body.
Respiration - heat loss as warm air is exhaled from the body.
Hypothermia - generalized cooling that reduces the body temperature. p518 |
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Definition
| Chilling of the body from wet clothing. p518 |
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| What age group is hypothermia especially a serious problem? |
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Definition
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| What is the lowest core body temperature that a pt will be still be consciousness? |
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Definition
| 80 degrees F or 26.6 Degrees C p519 |
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| What is passive rewarming? |
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Definition
| The act of allowing the body to rewarm itself. p520 |
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| What is active rewarming? |
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Definition
| The application of external heat sources to the body to assist in the bodies rewarming. p520 |
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| What should follow active rewarming? |
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Definition
| Transport. Rewarm the pt while en route. |
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| What can be some complications that can result from giving a conscious alert hypothermia pt fluids to quickly? |
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Definition
| Circulations patterns can change possibility sending blood away from the core to the skin and extremities. p521 |
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Term
| Should an hypothermic alert and conscious pt be given oral or liquid stimulants? |
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Definition
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| What is central rewarming? |
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Definition
| Where heat is applied to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin. p522 |
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Term
| How long should you assess an hypothermic pt for a pulse. |
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Definition
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| How long can a hypothermic pt postpone biological death? |
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Definition
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Definition
| Cooling or freezing to a localized part of the body. p 523 |
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Term
| What should the water temperature be for rewarming an hypothermic extremity. |
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Definition
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| What is the condition when a pt temperature regulating mechanism fails and the body can't rid itself of excess heat? |
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Definition
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Term
| Will a heat stroke pt have constricted or dilated pupils? |
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Definition
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| What is the WHO definition of drowning? |
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Definition
| The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid. p530 |
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| What should you suspect in any drowning or near drowning? |
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Definition
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Definition
| A gas bubble in the blood stream. p535 |
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| What is the medical name for an air embolism? |
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Definition
| Arterial gas embolism. p534 |
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Term
| What is decompression sickness? |
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Definition
| Nitrogen gas is trapped in the body tissue and then in the bloodstream. p534 |
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Term
| What is DAN and what type of accidents will they assist with. |
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Definition
| Diver Alert Network. They assist in underwater accidents. |
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Term
| What is a hyperbaric chamber? |
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Definition
| A pressurized chamber used for diving emergencies. |
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Term
| What are the 4 options in order for a water rescue? |
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Definition
| Reach, throw/tow, row, go. p536 |
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Term
| What is the difference between a poison, toxin, and venom? |
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Definition
| A venom is a subclass of toxin. A toxin is a subclass of a poison. Venoms are a toxin produced by spiders, snakes and some marine forms of life. Toxins are poisons that are substances that are produced by organic means (animals or plants). |
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Term
| What is the purpose for the constricting bands above and below a snake bite? |
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Definition
| It restricts the flow of lymph but not the flow of blood. |
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