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19 Heat Related Illness and Emergencies

19 Heat Related Illness and Emergencies

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Health Sciences

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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Alex Shaheen

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14 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match each term with the correct definition.

Hypothermia

The freezing of body tissues caused by overexposure to the cold

Exercise associated muscle cramps

A life-threatening condition that develops when the body’s cooling mechanism fails

Heat stroke

A life-threatening condition that develops when the body’s warming mechanisms fail to maintain

normal body temperature

Frostbite

Painful spasms of skeletal muscles that develop after heavy exercise or work outdoors in warm or moderate temperatures

Exertional heat exhaustion

A life-threatening condition that develops when the body’s warming mechanisms fail to maintain normal body temperature

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List the three main factors that affect body temperature.

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3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List two conditions that can result from overexposure to heat.

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4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List the signs and symptoms of exertional heat exhaustion.

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5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List two reasons why EMS personnel should be called for exertional heat exhaustion.

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6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List two ways to cool a person with heat stroke.

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7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

List two conditions that result from overexposure to the cold.

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