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