WEEK 4

Question 1

abrasions

Answer 1

an injury caused by rubbing or scraping off the skin

Question 2

foreign bodies

Answer 2

anything that is not normally found in the location; usually refers to dirt, splinters, and so on

Question 3

laceration

Answer 3

a cut or tear

Question 4

superficial

Answer 4

on the surface

Question 5

thermal

Answer 5

characters by heat; heat activated

Question 6

wound

Answer 6

an injury to living tissue, especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

sharp, severe; having a rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course; not chronic

Question 8

aspiration

Answer 8

removal by suction

Question 9

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 9

a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest

Question 10

chronic

Answer 10

continuing a long time, returning; not acute

Question 11

consciousness

Answer 11

awareness, full knowledge of what is in one’s own mind

Question 12

coroner

Answer 12

government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death

Question 13

emergency

Answer 13

an unexpected occurrence or situation demanding immediate action

Question 14

emergency preparedness

Answer 14

actions taken in anticipation of an emergency to facilitate

Question 15

exhaustion

Answer 15

extreme fatigue

Question 16

frostbite

Answer 16

a condition where localized damage is caused to skin and other tissue due to extreme cold

Question 17

heat cramps

Answer 17

painful, brief muscle cramps that occur during exercise or work in a hot environment; muscles may spasm or jerk involuntarily

Question 18

heat exhaustion

Answer 18

A condition whose symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, as a result of the body overheating

Question 19

heat stroke

Answer 19

A severe condition caused by impairment of the body’s temperature- regulating abilities, resulting from prolonged exposure to excessive heat and characterized by cessation of sweating, severe headache, high fever, hot dry skin, and in serious cases collapse, and coma

Question 20

ingested

Answer 20

to eat

Question 21

life threatening

Answer 21

used to describe diseases or condictions where the likelihood of death is high

Question 22

prophylactic

Answer 22

preventing disease

Question 23

syncope

Answer 23

fainting; a transient form of unconsciousness

Question 24

urgent

Answer 24

requiring immediate attention

Question 25

trauma

Answer 25

any injury, physical or mental