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$100: This law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas.
(Dalton’s Law)
This is the primary physiological drive for the increased respiratory rate seen in patients ascending to high altitudes.
Hypoxic Drive / Low $PaO_2$)
The key clinical finding that differentiates Heat Stroke from Heat Exhaustion.
Altered Mental Status)
Also known as "the bends," this occurs when nitrogen bubbles form in the tissues due to rapid ascent
Decompression Sickness)
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This law explains why an ET tube cuff might expand or a pneumothorax might worsen as an air-medical flight gains altitude (Pressure and Volume are inversely proportional).
Boyle’s Law)
This condition, characterized by ataxia and altered mental status, is the most severe form of altitude illness.
HACE - High Altitude Cerebral Edema
This specific type of heat stroke occurs in healthy individuals (like athletes or recruits) performing strenuous work in hot environments.
Exertional Heat Stroke)
The "mammalian dive reflex" causes these three physiological changes to preserve oxygen in cold water submersion.
radycardia, Peripheral Vasoconstriction, Shunting to the core)
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his law describes how the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid (like nitrogen in blood) is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas. (
(Henry’s Law)
The definitive treatment for all severe high-altitude illnesses in the prehospital setting. (
Immediate Descent)
: These involuntary muscle spasms are caused by the loss of electrolytes (primarily sodium) through sweating
Heat Cramps
Patients who have been resuscitated after a drowning event must be transported because they are at high risk for this respiratory complication up to 24 hours later.
(Pulmonary Edema / ARDS)
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