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A dysbarism injury refers to the signs and symptoms related to changes in
bariometric pressure




An air embolism associated with diving occurs when:
the diver holds their breath during rapid ascent




breath- holding syncope is caused by a decreased stimulus to breathe and occurs
when
a swimmer hyperventilates prior to entering the water




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Burns associated with lighting strikes are typically
superficial




common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the following
except
hot, dry skin




covering a patients _________
head




drowning is most accurately defined as
death from suffocation after submersion in water




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geriatric patients, newborns, and infants are especially prone to hyperthermia
because they:
exhibit poor thermoregulation




high air temperature reduced the body's ability to lose heat by
radiation




high humidity reduces the body's ability to lose heat through
evaporation




the diving reflex might al
bradycardia and a slowing of the metabolic rate




the most prominent symptom of decompression sickness is
abdominal or joint paint




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the transfer of heat to circulating air, such as when cool air moves across the
body's surface is called:
convection




the two most efficient ways for the body to eliminate excess heat are
sweating and vasodilation




the venom of a black widow spider is toxic to the
nervous system




to obtain the most accurate reading of a patients core body temp, you should
place a special hypothermia thermometere:
into the pateints rectum




when a warm hand is immersed in water that is 70F, heat is transferred from the
hand to the water through:




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