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First Aid & CPR
First Aid & CPR Terms
Question | Answer |
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Pressure Points | Femoral, Caroid, Brachial, Auxiliary |
Types of Shock | Hemorrahgic, Cardiogenic, Respiratory, Septic, Anaphylactic |
Hemorragic | loss of blood |
Cardiogenic | heart distress |
Respiratory | difficult breathing |
Septic | infection |
Anaphylactic | allergic reaction |
Signs of Shock | restlessness, irritability, pale, cool, clammy skin, |
Types of Soft Tissue | Abrasion, Lacerations, Punctures, Avulsions |
Abrasion | frictions |
Lacerations | cut |
Punctures | hole |
Avulsions | tearing away |
Types of Fractures | Open, Cloesd, Greenstick, Stress, Compound, Avulsion, Spiral |
Open | bone ends displaced |
Closed | bone ends aren't lined up right |
Greenstick | not completely through the bone |
Stress | repeated micro traumas |
Compound | bone through the skin |
Avulsion | bone pulled of tendon or ligament |
Spiral | angular fracture |
Heat Exhaustion Symptoms | profuse sweating, dizziness, N&V, confusion, fatigue, cool skin |
Heat Stroke Symptoms | lack of sweating, unconcious, red hot dry skin, rapid pulse, shallow breathing |
Frost Bite Symptoms | waxy skin, loss of sensation, cold and discolored, |
Hypothermia Symptoms | decrease in pulse, decrease in BP, decrease in breath rate |
Systolic | exerterd on arteries when heart contracts |
Diastolic | exerted when heart is at rest |