The treatment of hypothermia in the field should include:

1.   ?     massaging the patient's extremities.
2.   ?     preventing blood loss.
3.   ?     giving the patient hot coffee to drink.
4.   ?     stabilizing the vital signs and preventing further heat loss.

The term "convection" is defined as the loss of:

1.   ?     heat through moving air, from the body surface to a cooler area.
2.   ?     body heat as a result of water changing from a liquid to a gas.
3.   ?     body heat by touching a colder object.
4.   ?     body heat as a result of being in a colder environment.

When a person's body gains or retains more heat than it loses, the result is called:

1.   ?     hyperthermia.
2.   ?     hypothermia.
3.   ?     ambient temperature.
4.   ?     hyperventilation.

The loss of body heat through sweating is known as:

1.   ?     radiation.
2.   ?     conduction.
3.   ?     evaporation.
4.   ?     hypothermia.

A teenage boy is successfully resuscitated at the scene after a near-drowning. Your next step in caring for the patient is to:

1.   ?     take the patient home.
2.   ?     transport to the hospital.
3.   ?     transport to the patient's doctor.
4.   ?     advise the patient to visit his own doctor as soon as possible.

An elderly man who was found lying on a cold, wet sidewalk is losing body heat through the process of:

1.   ?     radiation.
2.   ?     conduction.
3.   ?     convection.
4.   ?     evaporation.

A man who has been exposed to a hot, humid climate for a long period of time has very hot, dry, flushed skin. His armpits are dry, and his body temperature is 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). He also has a decreased level of consciousness. These signs and symptoms suggest:

1.   ?     heatstroke.
2.   ?     heat collapse.
3.   ?     heat cramps.
4.   ?     heat exhaustion.

The condition that occurs when the skin freezes but deeper tissues do not is called

1.   ?     hypothermia.
2.   ?     immersion foot.
3.   ?     late or deep frostbite.
4.   ?     early or superficial frostbite.

Artificial ventilation for a patient who was involved in a near-drowning incident should begin as soon as the patient is:

1.   ?     positioned face up.
2.   ?     moved into an ambulance
3.   ?     pulled from the water and placed on a firm surface.
4.   ?     pulled from the water and placed on a backboard.

A person who is submerged in water that is colder than normal body temperature will develop:

1.   ?     blisters.
2.   ?     jaundice.
3.   ?     hypothermia.
4.   ?     hyperthermia.