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