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