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Environmental emergencies flashcards with heatstroke, hypothermia, and diving injuries for high school health.
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Environmental Emergencies Flashcards

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This 26-card flashcard set covers environmental emergencies for high school health or emergency medical training courses. It includes heat-related illnesses (heatstroke, heat exhaustion), cold-water injuries (hypothermia, decompression sickness, air embolism), and physiological concepts like homeostasis and the diving reflex. Use it for exam review, chapter review, or as supplementary vocabulary drill in a health, anatomy, or EMT-preparation course.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Health & Nutrition
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated July 2025

Terms in This Set

  • Air Embolism
  • Ambient Temperature
  • Antivenin
  • Bends
  • Breath-Holding Syncope
  • Conduction
  • Convection
  • Core temperature
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Diving Reflex
  • Drowning
  • Dysbarism Injuries
  • Evaporation
  • Frostbite
  • Heat Cramps
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heatstroke
  • Homeostasis
  • Hymenoptera
  • Hyperthermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Radiation
  • Respiration
  • Reverse Triage
  • Scuba Gear
  • Turgor

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