CH33 Environmental Emergencies Flashcards
(Definitions are purposely simplified)
Ambient Temperature
🌡️ The temperature of the air around you.
Air Embolism
🔹 Air bubbles in the veins that can block blood flow and even stop the heart.
Antivenin
🧪 A special medicine that fights venom from snakes, spiders, or insects.
Bends (Decompression Sickness)
🤿 A painful condition when divers rise too fast, causing gas bubbles in the body.
Breath-Holding Syncope
😵 Fainting from holding your breath too long.
Conduction
🖐️ Losing heat when touching something cold, like sitting on ice.
Convection
💨 The loss of body heat caused by air movement.
Core Temperature
🔥 The temperature of the central part of the body, like your heart and lungs.
Diving Reflex
💦 When cold water makes your heart slow down.
Drowning
🌊 Struggling to breathe because you’re underwater.
Dysbarism Injuries
🛑 Injuries caused by big changes in air pressure, like when diving or flying.
Evaporation
💧 Water turning into gas,
Frostbite
❄️ Skin and tissue freezing from extreme cold.
Heat Cramps
⚡ Painful muscle spasms from sweating too much in the heat.
Homeostasis
⚖️ A balance of all systems in the body
Hymenoptera
🐝 A group of stinging insects, like bees, wasps, and ants.
Hyperthermia
🔥 When your body temperature gets too high (above 101°F or 38.3°C).
Hypothermia
🥶 When your body temperature drops too low (below 95°F or 35°C).
Respiration
💨 Breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide.
Reverse Triage
⚡ A process of helping lightning strike victims by treating the most serious first.
Turgor
How tight or loose the skin is, showing hydration levels.
🤿 Decompression Sickness
A painful and dangerous condition that happens when a diver ascends too quickly.
