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