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