Hypothermia

a. Decreased Abdominal compliance: Alteration in the abdominal wall compliance may occur either due to involvement of abdominal wall or may be affected by the changes in the thoracic cavity. Few of the factors which may be associated with an altered abdominal compliance and hence may affect the IAP include: ventilatory asynchrony, use of PEEP, pneumoperitoneum, abdominal scar and burn eschar limiting abdominal expansion, prone positioning and presence of abdominal belt. b. Abdominal volume:…

soaking between them. When a bird becomes oiled their feathers will separate altering their original waterproof alignment. Due to the matting of the bird’s feathers water will now be able reach the birds sensitive skin and could potentially lead to hypothermia (International Bird Rescue, 2015). Another adverse affect of oil on the birds is that their natural instinct when there is an unwanted substance on their feathers is to try and remove it with their beaks. By removing the oil this way it…

“In late spring, 218 B.C., Hannibal marched through the Pyrenees toward Gaul (southern France) with more than 100,000 troops and nearly 40 war elephants.” Hannibal was a strong and powerful man. He won many fights and conquered cities. He was one of Carthage’s strongest and most famous generals. His father was Hamilcar Barca also a Carthaginian general. In Carthage, Hannibal held a lot of power, he was born into a Carthaginian military family and swore to show his hostility to Rome. He was the…

Most common symptoms in adults include cold intolerance, fatigue, and at times, life-threatening symptoms such as, hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and lack of consciousness. Like adolescents, this disease is hard to diagnose in adults because the presentation of the disease can be very hard to detect. Don’t be fooled, this condition can easily be confused with a number of other…

Hitler having to save him so many times probably cost them the war. It set Hitler back two months so Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in the middle of the winter and his men weren't equipped with winter gear so their guns jammed, they were getting hypothermia, and dieing of starvation. The Russians were used to the weather so they just kept drawing them further into Russia. Mussolini had started to attack Stalingrad and were getting over run and had to call Hitler again and by the time they hit…

Coming from the ruins of WWII, the Nazi party had a will, a will to change the human race forever. Germany was a central power during World War I. Their allies consisted of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire of Turkey. Though the Germans were the most involved in the war, there is little to no known fact that they were anticipating going to war. Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States at the time of WWI, was one of the main contributors in the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty…

pupil dilation, reduced appetite, and wakefulness. Other physical reactions to LSD are highly variable and nonspecific, some of which may be secondary to the psychological effects of LSD. Among the reported symptoms are numbness, weakness, nausea, hypothermia or hyperthermia, elevated blood sugar, goose bumps, heart rate increase, jaw clenching, perspiration, saliva production, mucus production, sleeplessness, hyperreflexia, and tremors. Over time LSD will cause major psychological problems such…

The Drinking Age of Eighteen In the prohibition era, the MLDA, minimum legal drinking age, was set to twenty-one voluntarily in forty states. However, between the 1960s and 1970s, some states reduced their drinking age due to the new voting age and military enlistment (“MADD”). Many of the members of the society have contemplated on the issue of reducing the current drinking age of twenty-one to eighteen. This idea has been a controversial idea for years. The participants of this society have…

Biology 109- Anatomy and Physiology 6 December 2016 Into Thin Air Part 1: - Mt. Denali, Alaska, 17,660 Feet People tend to experience dizziness, headache, fatigue, shortness of breath,decrease in brain function, headache, dizziness, frostbite, hypothermia, etc. at higher altitudes due to a decrease of atmospheric pressure. Mark experienced a shortness of breath and could not seem to feel better even when he paused his climb to “take a breather.” This is very common for people who are not…

Concentration camps are defined by places where people are detained under harsh conditions. There is no regard for legal norms of arrest or detainment that is looked at as acceptable by society. The first concentration camps were established in 1933 after Hitler was appointed chancellor. The purpose of the concentration camps was to hold “undesirables” and opponents of the Nazi political party. Some of the most infamous concentration camps were Dachau and Auschwitz. At these camps, prisoners…