Environmental Emergencies Quiz flashcards

What are the ways the body loses heat

conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation. These mechanisms help maintain a stable body temperature by dissipating excess heat.

Signs and Symptoms of hypothermic

Alter Mental status, Numbness, diminished coordination, slurred speech, dizziness,mood changes

Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke

Heat exhaustion can occur after a long exposure to high temperatures where you lose water & salt through heavy sweating and dehydration.

heat stroke is a severe condition of failure of body temp regulation mechanism, comes with confusion, altered mental state, and can be life-threatening.

Ways people die from drowning unintentionally

Boating accidents, swimmer exhaustion, medical emergency in water, alcohol intoxication, caught in currents