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EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION CHAPTER 35 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
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EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITIONCHAPTER 35 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Active rewarming - ANSWERK application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a
hypothermic patient
air embolism - ANSWERK gas bubble in the bloodstream. The more accurate term is arterial gas embolism
(AGE)
central rewarming - ANSWERK application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits, and groin of a
hypothermic patient
conduction - ANSWERK the transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact
convection - ANSWERK carrying away of heat by currents of air, water, or other gases or liquids
decompression sickness - ANSWERK A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues
caused by coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression sickness is
"the bends" or deep pain in the muscles and joints.
drowning - ANSWERK The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion
in liquid, which may result in death, morbidity (illness or other adverse effects), or no morbidity
evaporation - ANSWERK the change from liquid togas. When the body perspires or gets wet, evaporation
of the perspiration or other liquid into the air has a cooling effect on the body
hyperthermia - ANSWERK an increase in body temperature above normal, which is a life-threatening
condition in its extreme
hypothermia - ANSWERK generalized cooling that reduces body temperature below normal, which is a
life-threatening condition in its extreme
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