Chapter 25

An incident in which someone is submerged or immersed in a liquid that results in a primary respiratory impairment

A substance that maintains surface tension in the alveoli to keep them from collapsing

The body's natural response to submersion in cold water in which breathing is inhibited, the heart rate decreases, and blood vessels constrict in order to maintain cerebral and cardiac flow

• Asymptomatic
• Symptomatic
• Cardiac Arrest
• Obviously Dead

Condition in which the stomach fills with water, enlarging the abdomen to the point that it interferes with the ability to inflate the lungs

Medical condition that results from the effects on the body of changes in ambient pressure

Occurs as the result of the bubbles formed from the expansion of nitrogen in the blood and tissues

A blocking of blood vessels by an air bubble or clusters of air bubbles