Ch33: Environmental Emergencies

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Across
  1. 1. heat emergency where a significant amount of fluid & electrolyte loss occurs bc of heavy sweating; aka, heat prostration or heat collapse
  2. 6. balance of all body systems
  3. 7. triage process used in treating multiple victims of a lightning strike, efforts focused on vics in respiratory & cardiac arrest
  4. 9. the loss of body heat caused by air movement (eg, a breeze blowing across the body)
  5. 10. presence of air in veins, can lead to cardiac arrest if it enters the heart
  6. 11. damage to tissues as a result of exposure to the cold; frozen body parts; frozen or partially frozen body parts are frostbitten
  7. 12. serum counteracts the effect of venom from an animal or insect
  8. 13. painful muscle spasms associated w/ vigorous activity in a hot environment
  9. 14. any s/s caused by difference between the surrounding atmospheric pressure & the total gas pressure in various issues, & cavities of the body
  10. 15. painful condition seen in divers who ascend too quickly in which gas, especially nitrogen, forms bubbles in blood vessels, & other tissues
  11. 20. inhalation & exhalation of air; physiologic process exchanging CO2 from fresh air
  12. 21. common name for decompression sickness
  13. 22. loss of consciousness caused by decreased breathing stimulus
  14. 25. ability of the skin to resist deformation; tested by gently pinching skin on forehead or back of hand
Down
  1. 2. temperature of surrounding environment
  2. 3. body core temp falls below 95ºF (35ºC)
  3. 4. transfer of heat to colder objects in the environment by radiant energy; ex. Heat gain from a fire
  4. 5. life-threatening condition of severe hyperthermia bc of exposure to excessive natural/artificial heat, marked by warm, dry, skin; severe AMS, & irreversible coma
  5. 8. conversion of water or another fluid from liquid to gas
  6. 16. system delivering air to mouth & lungs at various atmospheric pressures; increasing w/ depth of dive; stands for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
  7. 17. temperature of the central part of the body (eg, heart, lungs, & vital organs)
  8. 18. body core temp rises to 101ºF (38.3ºC) or more
  9. 19. slowing of HR caused by submersion into water
  10. 23. family of insects including bees, wasps, ants, & yellow jackets
  11. 24. loss of heart by direct contact (eg, when a body part comes into contact w/ a colder object)