Final Review (environmental illnesses)

Question 1

Core Temperature

Answer 1

Temp of inside organs and brain

Question 2

Shell Temp

Answer 2

Temp of skin

Question 3

normal core temp

Answer 3

98.6

Question 4

who is more prone to heat illnesses

Answer 4

• elderly

- children

Question 5

percent of water in body and brain

Answer 5

brain- 75%

body- 65%

Question 6

2 ways to determine if you are dehydrated

Answer 6

• skin test

- thirst

Question 7

term for heat illness

Answer 7

hyperthermia

Question 8

3 heat illnesses

Answer 8

• heat stroke
• heat exhaustion
• heat cramp

Question 9

3 signs of heat exhaustion

Answer 9

• cool/clammy skin
• nausea
• thirst

Question 10

3 signs of heat stroke

Answer 10

• extreme thirst
• warm/dry skin
• coma

Question 11

cool/clammy skin

Answer 11

heat exhaustion

Question 12

warm dry skin

Answer 12

heat stroke

Question 13

how to treat heat exhaustion

Answer 13

• take excess clothes off

- give liquids

Question 14

how to treat heat stroke

Answer 14

• stay out of sun

- give water

Question 15

above what temp is fatal

Answer 15

104

Question 16

term for cold illnesse

Answer 16

hypothermia

Question 17

how does the body try to generate heat

Answer 17

shivering

Question 18

what is the skin like when you get frost bite

Answer 18

waxy and white

Question 19

how to warm up a victim of hypothermia

Answer 19

• get inside

- remove from cold

Question 20

how much water should you drink for every pound lost

Answer 20

-16 oz

Question 21

cold induced urticaria

Answer 21

allergy to the cold

Question 22

raynauds phenomenon

Answer 22

blood vessels react to cold

• white
• blue
• red

Question 23

pinch test

Answer 23

pinch skin to see if you are dehydrated

Question 24

what color should urine be?

Answer 24

light yellow to clear