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Environmental Emergencies

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A toxin (poison) produced by certain animals such as snakes, spiders, and some marine life forms?
VENOM
Substances produced by animals or plants that are poisonous to humans?
TOXINS
How long does it take for decompression sickness to take place?
1-48 HOURS
Usually cause when a diver comes up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive?
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Is the result of gases leaving a damaged lung and entering the bloodstream?
AIR EMBOLISM
How should you position a patient if a spinal injury is not suspected in a water accident?
PLACE ON LEFT SIDE TO ALLOW WATER/VOMIT/SECRETIONS TO DRAIN
A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive.
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Gas bubble in the bloodstream.
AIR EMBOLISM
How long should you take a pulse for in a cold water rescue situation before concluding the patient is in cardiac arrest?
60 SECONDS
In all water related incidents, always assume that the unconscious patient has what kind of injuries?
NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES
Some patients in cold water can be resuscitated after how long in cardiac arrest?
30 MINUTES
Oxygen starvation?
HYPOXIA
The patient experiences illness or other adverse effects, like unconsciousness or pneumonia?
MORBIDITY
The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid, which may result in death, morbidity, or no morbidity?
DROWNING
Application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin of a hypothermic patient?
CENTRAL REWARMING
Application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic patient?
ACTIVE REWARMING
Covering a hypothermic patient and taking other steps to prevent further heat loss and help the body rewarm itself?
PASSIVE REWARMING
At what body temperature will shivering decrease?
90-86 degrees F
Why are infants and children more prone to hypothermia?
BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL MUSCLE MASS.

THEY DO NOT SHIVER VERY MUCH.
Generalized cooling that reduces body temperature below normal, life-threatening in its extreme.
HYPOTHERMIA
The change from liquid to gas.
EVAPORATION
Sending our energy, such as heat, in wave into space?
RADIATION
Chilling caused by convection of heat from the body in the presence of air currents?
WIND CHILL
Carrying away of heat by currents of air or water or other gases or liquids?
CONVECTIONS
Chilling caused by conduction of heat from the body when the body or clothing is wet?
WATER CHILL
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact?
CONDUCTION
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