NREMT Practice Test Bank - Multiple
Choice
• D:move to a warmer environ-
ment.
8. A near-drowning is MOST accu-
rately defined as:
• A:complications within 24
hours following submersion in
water.
• B:immediate death due to pro-
longed submersion in water.
• C:survival for at least 24 hours
following submersion in water.
• D:death greater than 24 hours
following submersion in water.
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circulating air, as when cool air moves
across the body's surface. A person
standing in windy cold weather, wear-
ing lightweight clothing, is losing heat to
the environment mostly by convection.
The quickest and most obvious way to
decrease heat loss from radiation and
convection is to move out of the cold
environment and seek shelter from wind.
Shivering increases the body's metabo-
lism and is a mechanism for generating
heat, not reducing heat loss. Layers of
clothing trap air and provide excellent in-
sulation; thus, layered clothing decreas-
es heat loss better than a single, thick
jacket. Conduction is the direct transfer
of heat from a part of the body to a colder
object by direct contact, as when a warm
hand touches cold metal or ice.The most
obvious way to decrease heat loss by
conduction is to remove your hand from
the cold object.
You selected C; This is correct!
Reason:Collectively, drowning and
near-drowning are referred to as sub-
mersion injuries. Drowning is defined
as death after submersion in a liquid
medium, usually water. In a drowning,
death is either immediate or occurs
within 24 hours following submersion.
Near-drowning is defined as survival, at
least temporarily (24 hours), after sub-
mersion. It should be noted, however,
that complications such as pneumonia
and pulmonary edema can cause death
greater than 24 hours following submer-
sion. For this reason, all patients with a