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First Aid Vocab
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health-sciences
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first-aid
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tissue is torn or separated from victim's body
ABCDs of CPR
Avulsion
Injection Poisoning
Ingestion Poisoning
2. Type of shock- Loss of body fluid form serve vomiting - diarrhea - or heat illness; disruption in acid-base balance as occurs in diabetes
Metabolic
Superficial
Burn
Injection Poisoning
3. 'hypoperfusion' a clinical set of s/s associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs - especially the brain and heart
Shock
Slings
Cardiogenic
Heat Cramps
4. Second degree burn; blistered - skin moist - pink or red. burns epidermis and dermis
Partial thickness
Psychogenic
Ingestion Poisoning
Types of Shock
5. Occurs when there is a temporary reduction in the supply of blood to the brain
Incision
Fainting
Amputation
Fracture
6. Caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures
Chest Injuries
Heat Cramps
Heat Stroke
Respiratory
7. Type of shock- Serve bleeding or loss of blood plasma
Diabetic Reactions
Hemorrhagic
Nose Injuries
Avulsion
8. Wounds or blows to the head or skull can result in injury to the brain
Head or Skull Injuries
Heat Exhaustion
Injection Poisoning
First aid
9. Fist degree burn; skin red - dry. burn epidermis
PCC
Frostbite
Abrasion
Superficial
10. Devices that can be used to immobilize injured parts when fractures - dislocations - and other similar injuries are present or suspected
Dislocation
Partial thickness
Splints
Avulsion
11. Hypoglycemia is caused by an excess amount of insulin (and low level of glucose) in the bloodstream
Fainting
Insulin shock
Inhaling Poisoning
ABCDs of CPR
12. The overstretching of a muscle
Slings
Diabetic coma
Psychogenic
Strains
13. Poison has been swallowed
Ingestion Poisoning
Partial thickness
Hypothermia
Cardiogenic
14. Caused by exposure to heat; muscle cramps and spasms results form the loss of water and salt through perspiration
Heat Cramps
Head or Skull Injuries
First aid
Chest Injuries
15. Immediate care that is given to the victim of an injury or illness until experts can take over
Nose Injuries
Superficial
First aid
Heart attack
16. Coronary thrombosis - coronary occlusion - or myocardial infarction
Hemorrhagic
Head or Skull Injuries
Heart attack
Cardiogenic
17. The end of the bone is either displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position within a joint
Heart attack
Partial thickness
Dislocation
Stroke
18. Diabetic coma and insulin shock
Septic
Diabetic Reactions
Heart attack
Heat Exhaustion
19. Caused by sharp object such as pin - nail - or pointed instrument
Septic
Triage
Puncture
Ear Injuries
20. Result in rupture or perforation of the eardrum
Hypothermia
Splints
Ear Injuries
Triage
21. Type of shock- Emotional distress such as anger - fear - or grief
Psychogenic
Slings
Types of Shock
Convulsion
22. Poison control center
Convulsion
Nose Injuries
PCC
Stroke
23. Can be performed on adults - children - and infants
CPR
Diabetic coma
Splints
Cardiogenic
24. Inhalation of dangerous gases
Inhaling Poisoning
Anaphylactic
Ear Injuries
Incision
25. Type of shock- Damage to heart muscle from heart attack or cardiac arrest
Cardiogenic
Heat Cramps
Types of Shock
Avulsion
26. Type of seizure - a strong - involuntary contraction of muscles
Injection Poisoning
Frostbite
Amputation
Convulsion
27. Anaphylactic - cardiogenic - hemorrhagic - metabolic - neurogenic - psychogenic - respiratory - and septic
Abrasion
Stroke
Types of Shock
Injection Poisoning
28. Occurs when a victim is exposed to heat and experiences a loss of fluids through sweating. Body temperature is abnormal or just slightly elevated
Heat Exhaustion
Shock
Contact Poisoning
Slings
29. Have a series of straps that extend around the neck and/or thoracic region
Wound
CPR
Slings
Eye Injuries
30. An injury to the tissues surrounding a joint
Metabolic
Sprain
Hypothermia
Insulin shock
31. A break in a bone
PCC
Fracture
Neurogenic
Heart attack
32. Type of shock- Injury and trauma to brain and/or spinal cord
Eye Injuries
Anaphylactic
Neurogenic
Frostbite
33. The skin is scraped off
Diabetic coma
Splints
Abrasion
Sprain
34. Type of shock- acute infection (toxic shock syndrome)
Stroke
Types of Shock
Frostbite
Septic
35. Cause a epistaxis (nosebleeds)
Chest Injuries
Stroke
Nose Injuries
Insulin shock
36. A method of prioritizing treatment
Triage
Ear Injuries
Ingestion Poisoning
Septic
37. A cut or injury caused by a sharp object
Superficial
Sprain
Fracture
Incision
38. Involves danger of vision loss
Eye Injuries
Hypothermia
Laceration
CPR
39. A condition is which the body temperature is less that 95
Hypothermia
Hemorrhagic
Frostbite
Heat Exhaustion
40. A-stands for airway - B- stands for breathing - C- stands for circulation - D- stands for defibrillation
Respiratory
Avulsion
Strains
ABCDs of CPR
41. Type of shock- Hypersensitive or allergic reaction to a substance such as food - medications - insect stings or bites - or snake bites
Shock
Anaphylactic
Fainting
Slings
42. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - apoplexy - or cerebral thrombosis
Triage
Full thickness
Metabolic
Stroke
43. Caused by chemicals or poisons coming in contact with the victim's skin
Laceration
Contact Poisoning
Diabetic coma
Stroke
44. Third degree burn; charring - skin black - brown - red. burns all layers of skin plus the underlying tissue
Septic
Full thickness
Hemorrhagic
Injection Poisoning
45. A body part is cut off or separated from the body
Heat Exhaustion
Ear Injuries
Inhaling Poisoning
Amputation
46. Hyperglycemia is caused by an increase in the level of glucose
Amputation
Diabetic coma
Full thickness
Ear Injuries
47. Occurs when an insect - spider - or snake bites or stings an individual
Injection Poisoning
Hypothermia
Poisoning
Triage
48. Caused by ingesting various substances - injecting substances - or contacting the skin with poison
Diabetic Reactions
Poisoning
Heat Stroke
Full thickness
49. Involves injury to the soft tissues; usually classified as open or closed
Chest Injuries
Contact Poisoning
Wound
Heat Exhaustion
50. Actual freezing of tissue fluids accompanied by damage to the skin and underlying tissues
Metabolic
Insulin shock
Burn
Frostbite