Chapter 20

Question 1

Injuries that result from an accident

Answer 1

Accidental injuries

Question 2

Series of events that include a situation, an unsafe habit, and an unsafe action

Answer 2

Accident chain

Question 3

Watching out for other people on the road and anticipating unsafe acts

Answer 3

Defensive driving

Question 4

A whirling, funnel-shaped windstorm that may drop from the sky to the ground.

Answer 4

Tornado

Question 5

Strong windstorm with driving rain that originates at sea.

Answer 5

Hurricane

Question 6

Very heavy snow storm with winds up to 45 miles per hour

Answer 6

Blizzard

Question 7

Violent shaking movement of the earths surface

Answer 7

Earthquake

Question 8

Immediate temporary care given to an injured or Ill person until he or she can get professional help.

Answer 8

First aid

Question 9

Actions taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all blood as if it were contaminated.

Answer 9

Universal precautions

Question 10

Condition in which the ligaments that hold the joints in position are stretched or torn

Answer 10

Sprain

Question 11

A break in the bone

Answer 11

Fracture

Question 12

Painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during strenuous exercise in hot weather.

Answer 12

Heat cramps

Question 13

Characterized by faintness, nausea, rapid heartbeat and hot, red, dry, or sweaty skin.

Answer 13

Heat exhaustion

Question 14

The most serious form of heat illness

Answer 14

Heatstroke

Question 15

Quick upward pulls into the diaphragm to force out an obstruction blocking the airway.

Answer 15

Abdominal thrusts

Question 16

First aide procedure that combines rescue breathing with chest compressions to restore breathing and circulation

Answer 16

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 17

Any event that was not intended to happen.

Answer 17

Accident