Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 31 Flashcards

6571426449	active rewarming	application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic patient	0
6571426450	air embolism	gas bubble in the blood stream	1
6571426451	central rewarming	application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin of a hypothermic patient	2
6571426452	conduction	the transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact	3
6571426453	convection	carrying away of heat by currents of air, water, or other gases or liquids	4
6571426454	decompression sickness	a condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues, caused by coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom is, "the bends" or deep pain in the muscle and joints	5
6571426455	drowning	the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid, which may result in death, morbidity, or no morbidity	6
6571426456	evaporation	the change from liquid to gas. Has a cooling effect on the body when the body sweats.	7
6571426457	Hyperthermia	an increase in body temperature above normal, which is a life threatening condition in its extreme	8
6571426458	hypothermia	generalized cooling that reduces boy temperatures below normal, which is a life-threatening condition in its extreme	9
6571426459	local cooling	cooling or freezing of particular parts of the body	10
6571426460	passive rewarming	covering a hypothermic patient and taking other steps to prevent further heat loss and help the body rewarm itself	11
6571426461	radiation	sending out energy, such as heat, in waves into space	12
6571426462	toxins	substances produced by animals or plants that are poisonous to humans	13
6571426463	venom	a toxin produced by certain animals such as snakes, spiders, and some marine life forms	14
6571426464	water chill	chilling caused by conduction of heat from the body when the body or clothing is wet	15
6571426465	wind chill	chilling caused by convection of heat from the body in the presence of air currents	16