Chapter 5

Question 1

The loss of heat to the environment is referred to as:

Answer 1

Heat transfer

Question 2

How many liters of water does the adv inactive person need per day?

Answer 2

1-2

Question 3

How many liters of water does an SAR personnel in extreme environments require?

Answer 3

8-10

Question 4

What is the required daily calorie intake for an adv (165) lb SAR provider?

Answer 4

3700

Question 5

What does the body primarily do to regulate its temperature?

Answer 5

Adjusting the flow of heat between the core, and the skin

Question 6

What do you do to prevent heat loss through air moving around your body?

Answer 6

Eliminate ways for air to circulate

Question 7

What are the 5 methods of heat transfer?

Answer 7

Radiation, convection, conduction, evaporation, perspiration/respiration

Question 8

In an emergency situation, in the cold, what is the most important thing to remember about survival from radiation heat transfer?

Answer 8

Only perform tasks needed for survival

Question 9

What form of heat transfer describes heat leaving the body via the rules “the hotter the skin, the more heat is released”

Answer 9

Radiation

Question 10

What is the only way that heat can be lost by radiation?

Answer 10

If there is bare skin, or the heat reaches the outside layer of clothing

Question 11

What form of heat transfer causes the most discomfort, and describes the loss of heat through touching cold surfaces?

Answer 11

Conduction

Question 12

What form of heat transfer deals with wind chill (heat loss though air movement) and humidity and what is the most efficient insulator when kept contained?

Answer 12

Convective

Air

Question 13

What describes the amount of energy needed to sustain the body’s functions at rest?

Answer 13

Basal metabolic rate