SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 3
1.
Drown means to suffocate underwater.
(para 3-1)
2.
Near drowning means--submersion in water from which an individual survives, at
least temporarily. (para 3-1)
3.
a.
Cough and gasp . (para 3-2a)
b.
Larynx and windpipe;.laryngeal muscles.
(para 3-2b, 3-2c)
c.
Asphyxia. (para 3-2d)
d.
Hypoxemia. (para 3-2d)
4.
Bloodstream.
(para 3-3)
5.
Hemolysis. (para 3-3a)
Blood. (para 3-3a)
Cardiac dysrhythmias (para 3-3b)
6.
Lungs. (para 3-4)
Lungs. (para 3-4)
Interstitial fluid. (para 3-4a)
7.
The diving reflex.
(para 3-5b)
8.
The victim's body temperature drops below normal, usually 78 to 90F.
(para 3-5a)
9.
Diving reflex.
Heartbeat.
Heart, brain, and kidneys.
The body tissues needing less oxygen
(para 3-5b).
10.
Cervical or neck.
(para 3-6)
11.
You are correct if you listed any three of the following:
Alterations of electrolytes.
Acidosis.
Aspiration pneumonitis.
Pulmonary edema.
Atelectasis.
Cardiac dysrhythmias.
Cerebral edema. (para 3-13)
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