Chapter 8 Essentials of athletic injury management. Answer the following questio
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Question
Chapter 8 Essentials of athletic injury management. Answer the following questions.
1. How do temperatures and humidity cause heat illness?
2. Describe the symptoms and signs of the most common heat disorders.
3. What steps should be taken to avoid heat illness?
4. How is heat lost from the body to produce hypothermia?
5. Identify the physiological basis for the body's susceptibility to a cold disorder.
6. What should athletes do to prevent heat loss?
7. How should athletes protect emselves from the effects of ultraviolet radiation?
8. What precautions can be taken to minimize injury during an electrical storm?
Explanation / Answer
1. When temperature rises, the body dissolves sweat to stay cool but if humidity is high the moisture present in environment slows down this process. When body can't cool, temperature rises and you can become ill.
2. The most common heat disorder is heat exhaustion. The symptoms of heat exhaustion include confusion, dark coloured urine (dehydration), dizziness, fainting and fatigue etc.
3. The steps include drink plenty of fluid (avoid caffeine and alcohol), remove any tight or unnecessary clothing, take a cool shower, bath, or sponge bath, apply other cooling measures such as fans or ice towels.
4. Body produces sweat which evaporized by taking the heat from body and thus produces hypothermia.
5. Heat and perspiration through the usual physiological mechanism is the physiological basis for the body's susceptibility to a cold disorder.
6. Acclimize to heat gradually, Account for heat and humidity, Provide for frequent breaks, Rehydrate, No salt tablets, No heavy or wet clothing, etc.
7. Avoiding exposure to sunlight, wearing suitable clothing (e.g. long sleeved, UVR resistant shirts and trousers), a cap (preferably with ear/ neck flaps) and sunglasses, as well as application of potent sunscreen on uncovered body parts.
8. get inside a home or large building, or inside an all-metal (not convertible) vehicle, Inside a home, avoid using the telephone, except for emergencies, If outside, with no time to reach a safe building or an automobile, follow these rules, Do not stand underneath a natural lighting rod such as a tall, isolated tree, Avoid projecting above the surrounding landscape as you would do if you were standing on a hilltop, in an open field, on the beach, or fishing from a small boat, Get out of and away from open water, Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment, Get off of and away from motorcycles, scooters, golf carts and bicycles. Put down golf clubs.