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