Cleary Ch 15

When a person is a part of the lightning channel as it makes contact with the earth, the strike is said to be a(n)

upward streamer

When _______________ minutes have passed without either seeing lightning or hearing thunder, it is safe to resume activities and be outdoors.

30

Signs of heatstroke include

clammy skin

If hyponatremia is left untreated, it can lead to

renal failure

When normal sodium levels in the blood lower to a level of 125-129 mEqL, the patient's decrease in sodium is said to be

moderate

The gold standard for treating someone with heatstroke is which of the following?

Cold water immersion

A(n) _______________ thermometer is used as the gold standard for measuring an accurate internal temperature.

Groin

Cold illness mostly affects which of the following organ systems?

Nervous system

Signs of high altitude pulmonary edema include

tachycardia

_______________ is when lightning hits the ground and then radiates out to affect everyone in a certain radius of the hit.

Ground current

_______________ is a distinctive marking that is found only on lightning victims and resembles a feathering pattern on the skin.

Lichtenberg figure

_______________ is usually self-imposed overhydration, and it can have dire consequences, including death.

Hyponatremia

_______________ is the only true heat-related life-threatening emergency.

Exertional heatstroke

Patients with extreme illness tend to exhibit extreme sweating, which is also known as _______________.

diaphoretic

A _______________ is a flexible device that can remain in an EHS patient for the duration of treatment.

thermistor thermometer

_______________ involves muscular tissue breakdown, and the chief complaints are related to muscular weakness and muscular pain.

Exertional rhabdomyolysis

When the core temperature drops to 94°F to 90°F (37°C to 35°C), the hypothermia is said to be _______________.

moderate

Skin texture that is hard, waxy, and covered in vesicles is determined to have _______________ frostbite.

deep

Rewarm using heat (hydrocollator, heating pad) only on the trunk, chest, axilla, and groin to prevent _______________, which can cause arrhythmias and death.

afterdrop

Lightning is one of the most dangerous environmental conditions, because one strike can result in one casualty.

False

Late afternoon to early evening is the time of day that most people are killed by lightning.

True

Because lightning is electricity, strike victims are not safe to touch after they have been struck.

False

Acclimation is the process in which an individual adapts to the heat and humidity in the air over a given time.

True

Signs and symptoms of exertional heatstroke include a rectal temperature of 100°F.

False

The wet, iced towel and fan combination are not as effective as cold-water immersion.

False

Patients with a core temperature of 105°F or greater (>40.5°C), measured via a rectal thermometer, are cooled until their core temperature lowers to 102°F (38.9°C) before transportation to the hospital.

False