Environmental Conditions Study Guide Flashcards
After leaving the field due to lightning, how long should you wait before returning to the field?
30 minutes after the last lightning
A core temperature greater than 100 F and less than 104 F are indications of what type of heat illness?
heat exhaustion
A core temperature greater than 104 F is used to classify what type of heat illness?
heat stroke
After an athlete suffers from dehydration and has been removed from activity, when can they return to play?
After they’re fully hydrated and have been cleared by a physician
At what altitude does pulmonary edema occur?
10,000 feet but may start as low as 6,000 feet
At what temperature does shivering stop?
85-90 F
At what temperature is death imminent?
77-85 F
How much body heat is lost through radiation? Where is the primary location?
65%
head and neck (50%)
List four methods of heat exchange
Convection
Evaporation
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
the process of losing heat through the movement of air or water molecules across the skin ex.) use of a fan to cool off the body is one example
Evaporation
the process of losing heat through the conversion of water to gas
ex.) evaporation of sweat
Radiation
a form of heat loss through infrared rays; involves the transfer of heat from one object to another with no physical contact involved.
ex.) sun transfers heat to earth through radiation
Conduction
the process of losing heat through physical contact with another object or body
ex.) if you sit on a metal chair, the heat from your body would transfer to the cold metal chair
List the five areas that frostbite can occur
Ears
Nose
Chin
Toes
FIngers
List three s/s of pulmonary edema.
Dry cough
Decreased exercise tolerance
Progresses to
-Respiratory distress
-Tachycardia
-Fever
