Occurs when the body is subjected to more than it can handle and the normal mechanisms for getting rid of excess heat

Name one of the phases of drowning

face,ears,fingers,and toes

A condition in which the internal body temperature falls below 95 degrees after prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures

moving the patient to a cooler place

Mechanism for getting rid of excess heat

How do you classify an injury as a submersion injury

the combination of wind speed and low temperature

A condition of rapidly rising internal body temperature

As hypothermia progresses, the pulse rate increases.

Heat exhaustion

This happens when a human in submerged in cold water causing a slowed metabolic rate

old age,medical conditions,exhaustion, and hunger

Suffocation because of submersion in water or other fluid

Superficial frostbite

Cause of heat cramps

What is often required when resuscitating a cold water drowning patient

the affected body part first becomes numb and then acquires a bright red color

Partial or complete freezing of the skin and deeper tissues caused by exposure to the cold

Shivering

Loss of water

A swimmer not being able to take full breaths causes this

the patient's skin will be white and waxy, and may be firm and frozen, with swelling and blisters.

A spasm of the muscles of the larynx or vocal cords resulting in not being able to breath

The chest