Hypothermia

One experiment freezed people to replicate the conditions the armies suffered on the Eastern Front which caused hypothermia. The purpose of this experiment was try to find a cure for hypothermia. The experiment started off acording to Remember.org “First, to establish how long it would take to lower the body temperature to death and second how to best resuscitate the frozen victim” (Remember 1995). While…

Since they did not have enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship, a lot of people drowned or died from hypothermia. The water was about 28 degrees Fahrenheit. The way that water can do below freezing without being frozen is salt. Salt doesn’t make the water colder, but it allows the water to be colder without being frozen. It lowers the freezing point of the…

However, the humane society isn’t even concerned about the temperatures and running that the dogs endure (Gerken, James). David Byer-PETA had also said “... no animal is going to enjoy hypothermia.” (“dogs used in the Iditarod”). Actually, the vets and staff in the Iditarod isn’t even worried about hypothermia. If peta were to do their research they would find that the body of a dog, especially these dogs, are more likely to overheat than to have their body temperature drop to an unhealthy…

TRAGEDY STRIKES TEENS AT TARARUA RANGES TRAMPING SAFETY What was supposed to be a cruisy overnight stay at a hut in the Tararua Ranges turned into a tragedy for ill-prepared teens Bevan Cole and Peter Smith, leading both into a state of hypothermia and taking the life of Smith. The boys thought that a small trip to the ranges would be a breeze, but neither of them gave attention to the weather forecast or evaluated the risks involved correctly, leading to the pair being ill prepared to face off…

Perfusion is a vital component to our everyday living. The definition of perfusion is the process of the body delivering blood to a capillary bed in its biological tissue (Merriam-Webster, 2015). This process helps our blood that caries oxygen get to our vital organs in the body, such as, the brain, lungs, and to our extremities. When our perfusion is compromised however, our blood cannot complete its task and get the oxygen to the parts of our body that need it. If the body does not have a key…

Stasis is not the science fiction type of stasis where you are frozen in time; it is more akin to hibernation. We will slow the bodies of humans down to a state where they can still function as a person but not get deadly hypothermia. Astronauts aren’t supposed to live off of their body fat for 8 months like bears so scientists have come up for a solution to give humans that same affect by giving them liquid nutrients directly into the bloodstream. This is great because it bypasses the…

As the patient entered the surgery room the anesthesiologist explained that she would be receiving general anesthesia. General anesthesia is known to be the most controllable method. Few side effects are present with this anesthesia. This type of anesthesia is a reversible loss of consciousness. Depression of the central nervous system takes place which helps with pain relief as well. The patient is unconsciousness and unaware during the entire surgery. Based on this anesthesia it is important…

without it we would not be able to light furnaces, which power engines, which power cities, which allow us to live our technologically advanced lives. All mammals cannot survive without heat, it is something they all desire, due to the fear of hypothermia and other related conditions. Other mammals seek each other for warmth, we simply turn up the heating making our lives a shear privilege. Because of being spoilt on heat, we have become more sensitive to lower temperatures and having: goose…

Knowledge is crucial to surviving any situation no matter how dire. Without knowledge you will not know what to do, and you won’t assess the situation to your advantage. You also won't be able to figure out your next best option. In “Alone. Injured. Almost Dead: A Gripping Survival Story in the Sierra Nevada” by Kenneth Miller, a guy named Gregg Hein fell off a cliff in the Sierra Nevada. “... but he knew that using a tourniquet could mean losing his limb.” Miller, pg 2). To stop the bleeding…

Should our society deliberate on the topic of homelessness? A vast amount of people in America, specifically in New York City, are homeless. The cause of this is usually the loss of jobs, which leads to the loss of homes. Last year there were three million homeless individuals in the United States. The current economic condition is generating a situation where more families are becoming homeless. Homelessness is dreadful and melancholy. There are many opinions concerning the solution of the…