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| Air bubbles in the blood vessels |
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| The temperature of the surrounding environment |
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| A serum that counteracts the effects of venom from an animal or insect |
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| Common name for decompression sickness |
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| Loss of consciousness caused by a decreased breathing stimulus |
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| The loss of heat by direct contact |
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| The loss of body heat caused by air movement |
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| The temperature of the central part of the body |
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A painful condition seen in divers who ascend too quickly, in which gas, especially nitrogen, forms bubbles in blood vessels and other tissues
Also called the bends |
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| Slowing of the heart rate caused by submersion in cold water |
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| The process of experiencing respiratory impariment from submersion in liquid |
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| Any signs and symptoms caused by the difference between the surrounding atmospheric pressure and the toal gas pressure in various tissues, fluids, and cavities of the body |
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| Conversion of water or another fluid from a liquid to a gas |
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Damage to tissues as a result of exposure to cold
Frozen body parts |
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| Painful muscle spasms usually associated with vigorous activity in a hot environment |
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A form of heat of heat injury in which the body loses significant amounts of fluid and electrolytes because of heavy sweating
Also called heat prostration or heat collapse |
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A life-threatening condition of severe hyperthermia caused by exposure to excessive natural or artificial heat, marked by warm, dry skin
Severely altered mental status
Often Irreversible coma |
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| A family of insects that includes bees, wasps, ands, and yellow jackets |
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| A condition in whihc the body core temperature rises to 101 F or higher |
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| A condition in which the body core temperature falls below 95 F after exposure to a cold environment |
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| The transfer of heat to colder objects in the environmen by radiant energy |
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| The loss of body heat as warm air in the lungs is exhaled into the atmosphere and cooler air is enhaled |
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A triage process in which efforts are focused on those who are in respiratory or cardiac arrest, and different from conventional traige where such patients would be classifieed as deceased
Used in triaging multiple victims of a lightening strike |
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A system that delivers air to the mouth and lungs at various atmospheric pressures, increasing with the depth of the dives
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
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The ability of the skin to resist deformation
Tested by gently pinching skin on the forehead or back of the hand |
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| Freezing of the skin while the deeper structures are unaffected |
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| Caused by prolonged exposre to cold water |
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| High Altitude Pulmonary Edema |
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| High Altitude Cerebral Edema |
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