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Enviroment emergency
Brady EMT Basic- Chapter 33 Enviromental Emergencies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact | Conduction |
| chilling caused by conduction of heat from the body when the body or clothing is wet | Water Chill |
| carrying away of heat by currents of air, water , or other gasses or liquids | Convection |
| chilling caused by convection of heat from the bodu in the presence of air currents | Wind Chill |
| sending out energy. such as heat, in waves into space | Radiation |
| the change of liquid to gas. When the body perspires or gets wet, evaporation of the perspiration or other liquid into the air has a cooling effect on the body | Evaporation |
| breathing. during respiration, body heat is lost as warm air is exhaled from the body. | Respiration |
| generalized cooling that reduces body temperature below normal, which is a life threatening condition in its extreme | Hypothermia |
| covering a hypothermic patient and taking other steps to prevent further heat loss and help the body rewarm itself | Passive Rewarming |
| application of external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic patient | Active rewarming |
| application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin of a hypothermic patient | central Rewarming |
| cooling or freezing of particular (local) parts of the body | local Cooling |
| an increase in body temperature above normal, which is a lifethreatening condition in its extreme | Hyperthermia |
| the process of experiencing respiratory imparement from submersion/immersion in liquid, which may result in death, morbidity /9 illness or other adverse effects), or no morbidity | Drowning |
| gas bubble in the bloodstream. The plural is air emboli. The more accurate term is arterial gas embolism (AGE) | Air embolisim |
| a condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues, caused by comming up to quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression sickness is " the bends," or deep pain in the muscles and joints | Decompression Sickness |
| substances produced by animals or plants that are poisonous to humans | Toxins |
| a toxin (poision) produced by certain animals such as snakes, spiders and some marine life forms | Venom |
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