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