Emt Ch 24 Environmental Emergencies

Front 1

a sensory receptor that is stimulated by temperature

Back 1

thermoreceptor

Front 2

abnormally low core body temperature

Back 2

hypothermia

Front 3

transfer of heat from one surface to another without physical contact

Back 3

radiation

Front 4

loss of body heat to the atmosphere when air passes over the body

Back 4

convection

Front 5

combined cooling effect of wind speed and evvironmental temperature

Back 5

wind chill

Front 6

transfer of heat through direct physical touch with nearby objects

Back 6

conduction

Front 7

increase in rate of cooling in the presence of water or wet clothing

Back 7

water chill

Front 8

conversion of a liquid or solid into a gas

Back 8

evaporation

Front 9

the exchange of gases between an organism and its environment

Back 9

respiration

Front 10

abnormally high core body temperature

Back 10

hyperthermia

Front 11

an overall reduction in body temperature, affecting the entire body

Back 11

generalized hypothermia

Front 12

5 stages of Hypothermia

Back 12

1 - shivering
2 - apathy and decreased muscle function
3 - decreased level of responsiveness
4 - decreased vital signs
5 - death

Front 13

hypothermia precipated by a too cool indoor or outdoor environment

Back 13

urban hypothermia

Front 14

a life-threatening late complication of hypothyroidism

Back 14

myxedema coma

Front 15

damage from cold exposure to tissues in a specific part of the body

Back 15

local cold injury

Front 16

technique of aggressively applying external sources of heat to a patient to rewarm his body

Back 16

active rewarming

Front 17

the use of the patient's own heat production and conservation mechanisms to rewarm him

Back 17

passive rewarming