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What is exertion hyperthermia?

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The body overheats during exercise

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what are the primary causes of hyperthermia?

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  1. sweating without rehydrating
  2. lack of acclimatization
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what is acclimatization?

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the ability to acclimate (adjust) to different conditions

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what are secondary risk factors to hyperthermia?

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clothing, equipment, medical history, and fitness level

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what sports are at risk of hyperthermia?

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summer sports

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what are the two biggest environmental aspects related to heat illness?

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heat and humidity

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what is syncope?

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the feeling of being faint

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true or false: syncope is a sign of heat related illness?

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true

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what are 6 intrinsic risk factors to hyperthermia?

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  1. age
  2. somatotype (physique)
  3. fitness level
  4. previous history
  5. hydration status
  6. post-illness
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what ages are at a higher risk of hyperthermia?

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very young and very old individuals

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what body type is an endomorph?

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a compact individual that tends to have more body fat

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what body type is an ectomorph?

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someone that is more lean and taller

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what body type is a mesomorph?

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someone that has a more muscular build

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true or false: ectomorphs tend to struggle with sweating

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false, they tend to sweat easily

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why does an individual that just had an illness at a higher risk for hyperthermia?

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a virus could have impacted someones fluid balance.

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what are 4 extrinsic risk factors to hyperthermia?

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  1. ambient temperature
  2. relative humidity
  3. clothing/equipment
  4. activity level
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what is thermoregulation?

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the body’s ability to maintain or regulate core temperature at a safe level

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what is a safe core temperature?

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around 98.6

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does hyperthermia or hypothermia have more gain than loss (gain>loss)

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hyper

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does hyperthermia or hypothermia have mored loss than gain (loss>gain)

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hypo

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what are 4 ways the body gains heat?

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  1. solar radiation
  2. ambient temperature
  3. metabolic functions (BMR)
  4. exercised/physical activity (work)
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what are 4 ways the body loses heat?

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  1. conductive
  2. convective
  3. radiant
  4. evaporative
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what is the primary way the body loses heat during exercise?

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evaporative

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what is conduction?

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transferring heat from water to cooler object through direct contact

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what are examples of conduction?
wet towel, ice packs, ice baths
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what is convection?
the transfer of heat between an object and environment through a medium (like air or water)
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does convection cooling help with conduction cooling?
yes
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what is the cutaneous thermopane?
when the body traps heat at the skin layer and prevents conductive cooling
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what is radiation cooling?
the transfer of heat in a vacuum (or a room)
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what is evaporation cooling?
transfer of heat through changing physical states (liquid to gas)
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what is the most efficient way to lose heat?
evaporation
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does humidity hinder or help with evaporative cooling?
hinder
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how is hydration related to heat illness?
protective mechanism
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why does fluid balance have such an impact on heat illness?
water has a high capacitance for heat storage
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what is the rapid loss of fluid balance on an acute level?
hypohydration
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what is the gradual loss of fluid balance over days (a chronic level)
dehydration
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how much of our body weight is water?
60%
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does sweating lower or increase blood volume?
lowers
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what are the 4 compartments where water is stored?
1. intracellular 2. extracellular 3. transcellular 4. blood and lymph
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what are sources of water input?
drinks, foods, and metabolic reactions
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what are sources of water output?
excretory, sweating, and breathing
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what part of the brain is considered the internal thermostat?
hypothalamus
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how does sweating get triggered?
if the hypothalamus detects a core temperature over a certain threshold, it will activate the sweat mechanism
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is sweating enhanced with circulating levels of epinephrine?
yes
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what is another name for epinephrine?
adrenaline
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what does the adrenal cortex secrete which helps reabsorb sodium in the kidneys and sweat glands
aldosterone
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what does the posterior pituitary gland secret to help retain water din the kidney?
vasopressin (ADH)
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what sport has the most cases and fatalities to exertional heat illness
football
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is exertional heat illness preventable?
yes
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what are the 3 grades of EHI?
1. mild (syncope) 2. medium (exhaustion) 3. severe (heat stroke)
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what is syncope?
feeling faint and lightheaded; early sign of EHI
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what are the s/s of syncope?
profuse sweating and feeling faint
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what is orthostatic hypotension?
an excessive fall in BP upon standing from a supine position
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what causes the drop in BP with orthostatic hypotension?
less blood returning to the heart and brain due to the pooling in the legs and trunk
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what are s/s of orthostatic hypotension?
feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheaded upon standing
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how do you perform the special test for orthostatic hypotension?
take BP and pulse in the supine position, then have the stand and retake vital signs after two minutes
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how do you care for someone in syncope?
stop exercise immediately, sit down and rest, and consume fluids
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what is grade two of exertional heat exhaustion?
generalized fatigue during exercise; there’s an inability to continue exercise in hot environment
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what are the two distinguishing factors between grade 2 and grade 3 of exertional heat exhaustion?
core temperature, and the mental and neurological status of the individual
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true or false: exertional heat stroke is the 4th leading cause of death
false, it’s the 3rd
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what body temperature is considered unsafe
greater than 105
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what temperatures are considered hypothermia?
<60
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what temperature does the body go into coma at?
<79

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