Enviromental ER Word Scramble
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Change from liquid to gas; as persipiration on the skin and vaporizes, the body experiences as a cooling effect | Evaporation |
Abbreviation that stands for arterial gas embolism | AGE |
Application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic patient | Active rewarming |
Carrying away of heat by currents of air or water or other gases or liquids | Convection |
Death caused by changes in the lungs resulting from immersion in water | Drowning |
Direct transfer of heat from one heat source to another through direct contact | Conduction |
Condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive | Decompression sickness |
Application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin of a hypothermic patient | Central re-warming |
Increase in body temperature above normal; life-threatening in its extreme | Hyperthermia |
Gas bubble in the bloodstream; more accurately called an arterial gas embolism | Air embolism |
Condition of having begun to drown; the patient may be consious, unconsious with heartbeat,and pulse, or with no heartbeat, or pulse but still able to be resuciated | Near-drowning |
Covering a hypothermic patient and taking other steps to prevent further heat loss and help the body rewarm its self | Passive rewarming |
Sending out energy, such as heat, in waves into space | Radiation |
Breathing; during this process, the body loses heat as warm air is exhalted from the body | Respirtaion |
cooling or freezing of particular parts of the body | Local Cooling |
generalized cooling that reduces body temperature below normal; life-threatening in its extreme | Hypothermia |
Substances produced by animals or plants that are poisonous to humans | Toxins |
Chilling coused by conduction of heat from the body when the body or clothing is wet | Water Chill |
Toxin produced by certain animals such as snakes, spiders, and some marine life-forms | Venom |
Chilling caused by convection of heat from the body in the prescence of air currnets | Wind Chill |
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