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Enviromental Emerg.

Enviromental Emergencies

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What is Thermoregiulation? Mechanism used to maintain body temperature
What are Ectotherms? Animals that depend on external enviroment for heat
What are Endotherms? Animals that use thermoregulation to maintain temp
What gland is used to regulate heat? Hypothalmus
What is an example of evaporation? Sweating
What is Radiation? Heat from body released into surrounding air
What is Convection? When cooler air surrounds the surface
What is Conduction? When heat is transferred by direct contact with a cooler object
What is dehydration? Lack of fluid in the body
What is Hypothermia? When the body loses heat faster than is can produce it
What is Mild hypothermia? 34 - 35.9
What is Moderate hypothermia? 30 - 33.9
What is Severe hypothermia? <30
Frostbite is a type of what? Burn
What are the types of rewarming? Passive - moving pt to dry/warm area Active External - Direct heat to skin
What is Hyperthermia? When the body is to hot - >40
What is Heat Stroke? When the body can no longer control its temp - no sweating - rapid rise in temp
What is Heat Exhaustion? Body response to excessive sweating
What is Drowning? Type of suffocation
What are the stages of Drowning? 1.Fight/Flight 2.Airway close/Breathing stops 3.Body enters hypoxic convulsion 4.Cerebral convulsion
What are the types of Drowning? 1.Near 2.Dry 3.Freshwater 4.Saltwater 5.Secondary
Created by: Meganp7290
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