Chapter 24 vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Active rewarming | technique of aggressively applying external sources of heat to a patient |
Conduction | The transfer of heat through the direct physical touch with nearby object |
Convection | The loss of body heat |
Evaporation | Conversion of a liquid or a solid to gas |
Generalized hypothermia | an over all reduction of the body temperature |
Hyperthermia | Abnormally high temp (98.6) or higher |
Hypothermia | Low body temperature |
Local cold injury | damage to tissue in a specific part of the body resulting from the cold |
myxedema coma | a late stage of hypthyroidism |
passive rewarming | When the body naturally warms up |
radiation | A pain that effects the other parts of the body |
Respiration | The exchange of oxygen between the organs |
Thermoreceptor | A sensory receptor that is stimulated by temp |
Urban Hypothermia | Hypothermia precipitated by cold environments |
Water Chill | Increasing rate of cooling because of water or wet clothing |
Wind Chill | The combined cooling effect of wind and environment temp |
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