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Low core body temperature, characterized by shivering, loss of coordination, and altered mental status.
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Localized freezing of tissue, causing white, waxy skin that is hard to the touch.
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The type of rewarming that involves covering a hypothermic patient and allowing their body to rewarm itself.
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The type of rewarming that involves applying heat packs or using warm IV fluids to raise body temperature.
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A serious, painful condition caused by prolonged exposure to cold, damp, and unsanitary conditions, causing nerve damage and tissue destruction
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Abnormally high core body temperature.
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Painful muscle spasms, often from exertion in high temperatures.
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A heat-related illness characterized by high sweat production, dizziness, and rapid heart rate.
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A life-threatening emergency due to high temperature where the body is unable to compensate, resulting in rapid pulse, hot skin, and mental status changes.
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Heat stroke caused by intense exercise or activity, often in hot environments.
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Loss of heat by direct physical contact with a colder object.
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Heat loss caused by air or water moving across the skin.
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Conversion of liquid to gas; sweating.
14.
Transfer of heat through infrared rays, usually from the head/neck.
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Loss of body heat through exhaled warm air.
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Another name for decompression sickness - nitrogen bubbles forming in the bloodstream & tissues due to rapid ascent while diving.
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The diving reflex that is an automatic, oxygen-conserving response triggered by cold water touching the face and breath-holding, characterized by bradycardia (slower heart rate) and peripheral vasoconstriction.
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A cardiac rhythm that may result due to rough handling of severely hypothermic patients.
