Chapter 12 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Strategy that outlines safe routes and procedures for leaving the house in the event a fire occurs.
Escape plan
Easily set on fire.
Flammable
Events or forces of nature that usually cause great damage.
Natural disasters.
Container that includes the supplies needed to treat most types of minor injuries.
First-aid kit.
Able to cause illness or death upon entering the body.
Poisonous.
Urgent, life threatening situation.
Medical Emergency.
Infection control practices that apply when giving first aid to any person under any circumstances.
Standard precautions.
Knowing how to respond to a specific type of emergency.
Emergency preparedness.
Rescue device that delivers a controlled, precise shock to the heart.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Emergency procedure that uses chest compressions to restore heartbeat; may also involve mouth-to-mouth breathing.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Model to help you remember the elements that are needed for a fire to occur; elements include fuel, heat, and oxygen.
Fire triangle.
Allergic response in which fluid fills the lungs and air passes narrow, restricting breathing.
Anaphylaxis.
Put out.
Extinguish.
Treatment given in the first moments of an accident or injury–usually before medical professionals arrive on the scene.
First-aid.
Stealing and using someone’s personal identifying information, often for financial gain.
Identity theft.
People who illegally access data in your computer.
Hackers.
People whom you do not know.
Strangers.
People walking, running, or bicycling along a road.
Pedestrians.
