Chapter 24, 25, and 26

Question 1

Thermoreceptor

Answer 1

A sensory receptor that is stimulated by temperature

Question 2

Hypothermia

Answer 2

Abnormally low core body temperature

Question 3

Radiation

Answer 3

Transfer of heat from one surface to another without physical contact

Question 4

Convection

Answer 4

Loss of body heat to the atmosphere when air passes over the body

Question 5

Wind Chill

Answer 5

Combined cooling effect of wind speed and environmental temperature

Question 6

Conduction

Answer 6

Transfer of heat through the direct physical touch with nearby objects

Question 7

Water Chill

Answer 7

Increase in rate of cooling in the presence of water or wet clothing

Question 8

Evaporation

Answer 8

Conversion of liquid or solid into a gas

Question 9

Respiration

Answer 9

The exchange of gases between an organism and its environment

Question 10

Hyperthermia

Answer 10

Abnormally high core body temperature

Question 11

Generalized Hypothermia

Answer 11

An overall reduction in body temperature, affecting the entire body

Question 12

Urban Hypothemia

Answer 12

Hypothermia precipitated by a too cool indoor or outdoor environment

Question 13

Myxedema Coma

Answer 13

A life-threatening late complication of hyperthyroidism

Question 14

Local Cold Injury

Answer 14

Damage from cold exposure to tissues in a specific part of the body

Question 15

Active rewarming

Answer 15

Technique of aggressively applying external sources of heat to a patient to rewarm his body

Question 16

Passive Rewarming

Answer 16

The use of the patients own heat production and conservation mechanisms to rewarm him

Question 17

Drowning

Answer 17

Submersion causing primary respiratory impairment whether the person survives or dies after the event

Question 18

Surfactant

Answer 18

A substance responsible for maintaining surface tension in the alveoli

Question 19

Mammalian Diving Reflex

Answer 19

the body’s natural response to submersion in cold water in which breathing is inhibited, the heart rate decreases, and blood vessels constrict in order to maintain cerebral and cardiac blood flow

Question 20

Gastric Distension

Answer 20

Inflation of the stomach

Question 21

Dysbarism

Answer 21

A medical condition that results from pressure changes that occur when a person descends in water or ascends in altitude

Question 22

Behavioral Emergency

Answer 22

Abnormal behavior (actions)

Question 23

Anxiety

Answer 23

A state of painful uneasiness

Question 24

Phobia

Answer 24

An irrational fear a specific things, places, or situations

Question 25

Depression

Answer 25

Deep feeling of sadness, worthlessness, and discouragement

Question 26

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 26

Wide swings between depression and elation; manic depressive disorder

Question 27

Paranoia

Answer 27

A highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust or suspiciousness

Question 28

Psychosis

Answer 28

A state of delusion in which a person is out of touch with reality

Question 29

Schizophrenia

Answer 29

A group of mental disorders characterized by distortions of speech and thought, delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, and lack of emotional expressiveness

Question 30

Suicide

Answer 30

A willful desire to end one’s own life

Question 31

Agitated Delirium

Answer 31

A mental and physiological state of arousal usually characterized by extreme strength and endurance, tolerance to pain, hostility and hyperactive behavior, also called excited delerium

Question 32

Reasonable Force

Answer 32

The minimum amount of force required to keep a patient from injuring himself or others

Question 33

Humaine Restraints

Answer 33

Padded soft leather or cloth straps used to tie a patient down to keep him from hurting himself or others