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Chapter 32 environmental emergencies vocab

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Air embolism
Air bubbles in the blood vessels.
Ambient temperature
The temperature of the surrounding environment.
Antivenin
A serum that counteract the effect of been him from an animal or insect.
Bends
A common name for decompression sickness.
Breath-holding syncope
Loss of consciousness caused by a decreased breathing stimulus.
Conduction
The loss of heat by direct contact; for example, when I body part comes in contact with a cold or object.
Convection
The loss of body heat cost by air movement. For example, the a breeze blowing across the body.
Core temperature
The temperature of the central part of the body. For example the heart, lungs, and vital organs.
Decompression sickness
A painful condition seen in diapers to resend it to quickly, in which gas, especially nitrogen, forms bubbles in blood vessels and other tissues; sea bands
Diving reflects
The slowing of the heart rate cost by submersion in Coldwater.
Drowning
The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid.
Dysbarism injuries
Any signs and symptoms caused by the difference between the surrounding atmospheric pressure and a total gas pressure in various tissues, fluids, and cavities of the body.
Evaporation
The conversion of water or another fluid from a liquid to a gas.
Frostbite
Damage to tissues as the result of exposure to cold; frozen body parts
Heat cramps
Painful muscle spasm is usually associated with vigorous activity in a hot environment.
Heat exhaustion
A heat emergency in which a significant amount of fluid and electrolyte loss occurs because of heavy sweating; also called heat prostration or heat collapse.
Heat stroke
A life-threatening condition of severe hypothermia caused by exposure to excessive natural or artificial heat, marked by warm, dry skin; severely altered mental status; and often irreversible coma.
Homeostasis
A balance of all systems of the body.
Hymenoptera
A family of insects that includes bees, wasps, ants, and yellow jackets.
Hyperthermia
A condition in which the body core temperature rises to 101°F or more.
Hypothermic
A condition in which the body core temperature falls below 95°F after exposure to a cold environment.
Radiation
The transfer of heat too cold or objects in the environment by radiant energy; for example, he gained from a fire.
Respiration
The loss of body heat as warm air in the lungs is exhaled into the atmosphere and cooler air is in hailed.
Reverse triage
A triage Process used in treating multiple victims of a lightning strike, in which efforts are focused on those who are in respiratory and cardiac arrest. Reverse triage is it different from conventional triage where such patients would be classified as deceased.
Scuba gear
A system that delivers hair to the mouth and lawns at various atmospheric pressure's, increasing with the depth of the dive; stands for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
Turgor
The ability of the skin to resist deformation; tested by gently pinching scan on the four head or back of the hand.
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