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