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First Aid Vocab
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Subjects
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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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- Serve bleeding or loss of blood plasma
Superficial
Puncture
Hemorrhagic
Heat Cramps
2. The overstretching of a muscle
Shock
Frostbite
Strains
Splints
3. The end of the bone is either displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position within a joint
Slings
Dislocation
Chest Injuries
Poisoning
4. Immediate care that is given to the victim of an injury or illness until experts can take over
Puncture
Slings
Heart attack
First aid
5. Usually medical emergencies because the heart - lungs - and major blood vessels may be involved
Heart attack
Chest Injuries
Diabetic coma
Puncture
6. Poison control center
Metabolic
Psychogenic
PCC
Puncture
7. Type of shock- acute infection (toxic shock syndrome)
Eye Injuries
Septic
Insulin shock
Diabetic Reactions
8. Result in rupture or perforation of the eardrum
Neurogenic
Anaphylactic
Ear Injuries
Heat Cramps
9. Type of shock- Hypersensitive or allergic reaction to a substance such as food - medications - insect stings or bites - or snake bites
PCC
Contact Poisoning
Cardiogenic
Anaphylactic
10. Involves danger of vision loss
Wound
Eye Injuries
CPR
Head or Skull Injuries
11. Have a series of straps that extend around the neck and/or thoracic region
Heat Exhaustion
Shock
Slings
Stroke
12. Second degree burn; blistered - skin moist - pink or red. burns epidermis and dermis
Neurogenic
Heat Stroke
Partial thickness
First aid
13. Occurs when there is a temporary reduction in the supply of blood to the brain
Fracture
Fainting
Dislocation
Stroke
14. Fist degree burn; skin red - dry. burn epidermis
Cardiogenic
Heat Cramps
Shock
Superficial
15. Wounds or blows to the head or skull can result in injury to the brain
Head or Skull Injuries
Septic
Stroke
Hemorrhagic
16. Third degree burn; charring - skin black - brown - red. burns all layers of skin plus the underlying tissue
Contact Poisoning
Full thickness
Cardiogenic
Septic
17. A body part is cut off or separated from the body
Amputation
Eye Injuries
Heat Exhaustion
Full thickness
18. Type of shock- Trauma to respiratory tract; Respiratory distress or arrest (chronic disease - choking)
Respiratory
Ear Injuries
Abrasion
Laceration
19. Diabetic coma and insulin shock
First aid
Triage
Diabetic Reactions
Eye Injuries
20. Type of shock- Loss of body fluid form serve vomiting - diarrhea - or heat illness; disruption in acid-base balance as occurs in diabetes
Laceration
Metabolic
Diabetic Reactions
Hypothermia
21. Tissue is torn or separated from victim's body
Incision
Poisoning
Avulsion
Contact Poisoning
22. Type of seizure - a strong - involuntary contraction of muscles
Splints
Convulsion
Fainting
Diabetic coma
23. An injury to the tissues surrounding a joint
Frostbite
Ear Injuries
Sprain
Dislocation
24. Caused by sharp object such as pin - nail - or pointed instrument
Puncture
Anaphylactic
Cardiogenic
Heart attack
25. Type of shock- Emotional distress such as anger - fear - or grief
Psychogenic
Heat Cramps
PCC
Poisoning
26. Coronary thrombosis - coronary occlusion - or myocardial infarction
Fainting
Nose Injuries
Heart attack
Diabetic Reactions
27. Occurs when a victim is exposed to heat and experiences a loss of fluids through sweating. Body temperature is abnormal or just slightly elevated
PCC
Diabetic coma
Heat Exhaustion
Chest Injuries
28. Can be performed on adults - children - and infants
CPR
Hypothermia
PCC
Slings
29. Involves injury to the soft tissues; usually classified as open or closed
Full thickness
Heat Cramps
Wound
Nose Injuries
30. Actual freezing of tissue fluids accompanied by damage to the skin and underlying tissues
Ingestion Poisoning
First aid
Frostbite
Fracture
31. Anaphylactic - cardiogenic - hemorrhagic - metabolic - neurogenic - psychogenic - respiratory - and septic
Puncture
Types of Shock
Partial thickness
Full thickness
32. Caused by ingesting various substances - injecting substances - or contacting the skin with poison
Heat Cramps
Poisoning
Metabolic
First aid
33. A break in a bone
Hemorrhagic
First aid
Fracture
Metabolic
34. Hyperglycemia is caused by an increase in the level of glucose
CPR
Diabetic coma
Splints
Shock
35. Hypoglycemia is caused by an excess amount of insulin (and low level of glucose) in the bloodstream
Injection Poisoning
Puncture
Heart attack
Insulin shock
36. A-stands for airway - B- stands for breathing - C- stands for circulation - D- stands for defibrillation
ABCDs of CPR
Ear Injuries
Types of Shock
Fracture
37. Caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures
Ear Injuries
Heat Stroke
Head or Skull Injuries
Abrasion
38. Type of shock- Injury and trauma to brain and/or spinal cord
CPR
Puncture
Inhaling Poisoning
Neurogenic
39. An injury that can be caused by fire - heat - chemicals agents - radiation - and/or electricity
Shock
Burn
Anaphylactic
Incision
40. The skin is scraped off
Eye Injuries
Abrasion
Poisoning
Wound
41. Caused by chemicals or poisons coming in contact with the victim's skin
Ingestion Poisoning
Sprain
Contact Poisoning
Stroke
42. Cause a epistaxis (nosebleeds)
Frostbite
Triage
Nose Injuries
Superficial
43. A method of prioritizing treatment
Septic
Fainting
Fracture
Triage
44. A cut or injury caused by a sharp object
Splints
Anaphylactic
Incision
Avulsion
45. 'hypoperfusion' a clinical set of s/s associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs - especially the brain and heart
Fracture
Heart attack
Triage
Shock
46. Devices that can be used to immobilize injured parts when fractures - dislocations - and other similar injuries are present or suspected
Head or Skull Injuries
Fainting
Splints
Metabolic
47. Type of shock- Damage to heart muscle from heart attack or cardiac arrest
Cardiogenic
Sprain
Frostbite
Burn
48. A condition is which the body temperature is less that 95
Fainting
Poisoning
Hypothermia
Shock
49. Inhalation of dangerous gases
Triage
Inhaling Poisoning
Poisoning
First aid
50. Caused by exposure to heat; muscle cramps and spasms results form the loss of water and salt through perspiration
Convulsion
Avulsion
Ear Injuries
Heat Cramps