chapter 7 quiz Flashcards
Which of the following is an incorrect type of heat loss by the body?
Conversion
During warm weather, what percentage of body water loss is seldom replaced even though an athlete drinks fluids?
50%
What is the heat disorder that is caused by prolonged sweating, diarrhea, and inadequate replacement of body fluid losses?
Exertional Heat Exhaustion
What condition is indicative of an absence of sweating with hot, flushed, dry skin?
Exertional Heatstroke
A typical white cotton T-shirt provides how much SPF?
5
Which of the following conditions is caused by peripheral vasodilation of the superficial vessels, hypotension, or a pooling of blood in the extremities and results in dizziness, fainting and nausea?
Heat Syncope (heat collapse)
If an individual presented with an increasing headache, nausea, vomiting, and swelling in the hands and feet, what is the individual’s condition?
Hyponatremia
What is a psychrometer used to determine?
relative humidity or air humidity as well as air temperature, dew point temperature and wet-bulb temperature.
If the flash to bang is 15 seconds, lightning is occurring how far away?
3 miles away
When a storm is near and a person’s hair stands on end, what should be done?
get down on the ground assuming a crouched position
In giving emergency treatment for a heat stroke victim, what is the most important directive?
Lowering the body temperature with ice tub immersion and transporting the victim to the hospital via ambulance
With severe deep frostbite of an extremity, the water should be at what temperature for re-warming?
A. 90-99° F
B. 100-110° F
C. 111-116° F
D. 117-125° F
B. 100-110° F
The body would have to drop to what temperature for shivering to cease?
A. 90-95° F
B. 85-90° F
C. 80-85° F
D. 75-80° F
B. 85-90° F
How many minutes before exposure of the sun should sunscreen be applied?
15-30
When replenishing fluids with a glucose solution, what percentage of glucose and electrolytes is most useful?
6 percent
