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Questions and Answers Heat-Related Illness 1 What is the definition of a heat-related illness? An illness resulting from inadequate acclimatization, impaired heat dissipation, increased heat production, and/or an elevated wet bulb globe temperature. 2 How does the human body respond…

Questions and Answers Dysbarisms 1 What are dysbarisms? A collection of illnesses resulting from changes in ambient air pressure, to which an individual cannot readily adapt. Dysbarisms include barotrauma, decompression sickness (DCS), arterial gas embolism (AGE), nitrogen narcosis, and oxygen…