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First Aid HS2
First aid
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Immediate care that is given to the victim of an injury or an illness to minimize the effect of the injury or illness until the experts take over. | First Aid |
| A method of prioritizing treatment. | Triage |
| Procedure of providing oxygen and chest compressions to a victim whose heart has stopped beating. | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| Injury to the soft tissues. | Wound |
| Tearing of tissues by way of excessive force. | Laceration |
| Caused by a sharp object. | Puncture |
| Tissue is torn and partially separated from the victim's body. | Avulsion |
| Body part is cut off and separated from the body. | Amputation |
| Invasion by organisms; contamination by disease producing organisms or pathogens. | Infection |
| Hypoperfusion, a clinical set of signs or symptoms associated with inadequate supply of blood to the organs (ie. brain or heart) | Shock |
| Excessive blood loss. | Hemorrhage |
| Excessive perspiration. | Diaphoresis |
| Condition that occurs when contact is made with any chemical substance that causes injury, illness, or death. | Poisoning |
| Any injury that can be caused by fire, heat, chemical agents, radiation, or electricity. | Burn |
| Muscle pains and spasms that are caused by exposure to heat. | Heat Cramps |
| pt. is diaphoretic, skin is wet, temperature is normal or slightly elevated | Heat Exhaustion |
| Body is unable to eliminate excessive heat when exposed to high temperatures skin is dry, hot, red | Heat Stroke |
| When body temp. is less than 95 degrees. | Hypothermia |
| Freezing of tissue fluids accompanied by damage to the skin and underlying tissues. | Frostbite |
| Break in the bone. | Fracture |
| When the end of a bone is displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal posistion. | Dislocation |
| An injury to the tissue surrounding a joint | Sprain |
| Overstretching of a muscle. | Strain |
| A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in damage to the muscle in the heart. | Heart Attack |
| Occurs when there is temporary reduction in the supply of blood to the brain. | Fainting |
| A type of seizure or involuntary contraction of the muscles. | Convulsion |
| Caused by an increased level of glucose in the blood stream | Diabetic Coma |
| Sterile covering placed over a wound. | Dressing |
| materials used to hold dressings in place, secure splints and to secure and protect body parts. | bandages |