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Vocab
Illnesses
Care
Signals
Other
100
A liquid or solid becomes vapor.
What is Evaporation?
100
Inadequate fluids in the body's tissues.
What is Dehydration?
100
help them replace lost fluids encourage them to drink small amounts of cool water or commercial sports drinks do not let them gulp the fluids down
How do you care for a person who is dehydrated?
100
lack of feeling in affected area swelling skin that appears waxy and is cold to the touch discolored black skin
What are the signals of frostbite?
100
97.8 - 99
What are considered healthy temperatures?
200
The conservation of food.
What is Metabolism?
200
The freezing of body tissue.
What is frostbite?
200
remove person from cold warm affected are with skin to skin contact soak area in warm area until color returns to normal
How do you care for a person who has frostbite?
200
fatigue weakness headache irritability nausea dizziness excessive thirst dry lips and mouth
What are the signals of dehydration?
200
physical activity
How does the body stay warm?
300
The control center of body temperature in the brain.
What is Hypothalamus?
300
Severe form of a heat illness, when a fluid is lost through perspiration is not replaced by other fluids.
What is heat exhaustion?
300
call 911 or the local emergency number cool the person with water or wet towels
How do you care for a person who has heat stroke?
300
shivering numbness glassy stare decreasing level of consciousness weakness impaired judgement unresponsive
What are the signals of hypothermia?
300
air temperature humidity level wind
What are the 3 main factors that affect body temperature regulation?
400
The transfer of heat from one object to another without physical contact.
What is Radiation?
400
Painful spasms of skeletal tissue.
What is heat cramps?
400
call 911 or the local emergency number check for signs of life if unconscious make person comfortable warm them with warm blankets give warm liquids if conscious
How do you care for a person who has hypothermia?
400
high body temperature flushed or red skin rapid or shallow breathing throbbing headache dizziness nausea vomiting
What are the signals of heat stroke?
400
radiation convection conduction evaporation respiration
What are the 5 ways the body can be cooled?
500
When the body is in direct contact with a substance that is cooler than body's temperature.
What is Conduction?
500
Life threatening that occurs when people ignore the signs of heat exhaustion.
What is heat stroke?
500
remove person from heat to cool environment loosen or remove as much clothing as possible apply wet clothes if condition worsens, call 911 or local emergency number place them in H.A.I.N.E.S. recovery position
How do you care for a person who has heat exhaustion?
500
cool, moist, pale, ashen, or flushed skin weakness dizziness shallow breathing exhaustion decreasing level of consciousness heavy sweating nausea muscle cramps
What are the signals of heat exhaustion?
500
clothing how often a person takes breaks from exposure to extreme temperature how much/often a person drinks water how intense a person's activity is
What are the other factors that affect body temperature regulation?