Chapter 4 test

Question 1

What is an absorbed toxin?

Answer 1

toxin that you touch

Question 2

What is an inhaled toxin?

Answer 2

toxin that you breath in

Question 3

What in an ingested toxin?

Answer 3

toxin that you eat/ drink

Question 4

serious reduction in your body’s water content

Answer 4

dehydration

Question 5

the body loses heat faster than it produces heat

Answer 5

hypothermia

Question 6

take shelter immediately; a funnel cloud or tornado has been sighted

Answer 6

Tornado warning

Question 7

powerful tropi­cal storm with heavy rains and winds of 74–200 miles per hour

Answer 7

Hurricane

Question 8

electrical storm, is a rainstorm with severe lightning

Answer 8

Thunderstorm

Question 9

concentrated, funnel­ shaped storm whirling at speeds of 100 to 300 mph

Answer 9

Tornado

Question 10

watch for funnel clouds and be ready to take shelter at a moment’s notice; conditions are favorable for the forma­tion of a tornado

Answer 10

Tornado watch

Question 11

heavy snow­ storms with high, persistent winds, low temperatures, and limited visibility

Answer 11

Blizzards

Question 12

geological disturbances which result in the shaking of the earth’s crust

Answer 12

Earthquakes

Question 13

caused by the slow accumu­lation of waters from steady rainfall or melting snow

Answer 13

Flood

Question 14

event of widespread destruc­tion affecting many people

Answer 14

Disaster

Question 15

condition caused by the body overheating

Answer 15

heat stroke

Question 16

H.E.L.P float

Answer 16

Heat Escape Lessening Posture

Question 17

enables you to rest in the water if you become overtired

Answer 17

Back float

Question 18

essen­tially swimming in place

Answer 18

Treading water

Question 19

help­ful in choppy water where you might get water in your nose and mouth

Answer 19

Survival float

Question 20

never put water on what 2 types of fire?

Answer 20

grease and electric

Question 21

happens when your tissue freezes of your body

Answer 21

frostbite

Question 22

formed when water recedes rapidly into the sea

Answer 22

rip current

Question 23

method if your clothes catch on fire

Answer 23

stop, drop, and roll

Question 24

2 basic water safety rules

Answer 24

never swim alone, know how to swim (if you don’t, wear a PFD)

Question 25

most common venomous snakes in NA

Answer 25

Pit viper and coral snake

Question 26

most common emergency signal

Answer 26

3 of anything

Question 27

what is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S?

Answer 27

traffic acident

Question 28

what is the leading cause of energy among the elderly

Answer 28

falling

Question 29

What do you do if you think there is a fire in your house?

Answer 29

put the back of your hand on the door, about halfway up. DO NOT OPEN DOOR

Question 30

what do you do if someone is being electrocuted?

Answer 30

unplug the item, do not touch the person