Chapter 35 Vocab

Question 1

Abrasion

Answer 1

open injury that results from the skin being removed by friction

Question 2

Amputation

Answer 2

removal of a body part

Question 3

Arterial bleeding

Answer 3

red, spurting blood from an injury to an artery

Question 4

Avulsion

Answer 4

injury in which a flap of skin and possible muscle have been torn away to some degree

Question 5

Bandage

Answer 5

material used to hold a dressing in place

Question 6

Capillary bleeding

Answer 6

slow-oozing bright or dark red blood

Question 7

Chemical burns

Answer 7

tissue injury as result from exposure to strong acidic or alkali substance

Question 8

Closed soft-tissue injury

Answer 8

injury to soft tissues where skin remains intact

Question 9

Coagulation necrosis

Answer 9

destruction of skin that makes skin thicker, from exposure to strong acids

Question 10

Compartment syndrome

Answer 10

where swelling within the fascia around a muscle increases pressure that cuts off circulation, causing ischemia

Question 11

Contact burns

Answer 11

burns from where skin touches a hot surface

Question 12

Contusion

Answer 12

closed tissue injury where vessels are damaged, aka, bruise

Question 13

Crush injuries

Answer 13

injury caused by tremendous pressure

Question 14

Direct pressure

Answer 14

used to control bleeding by pressing on it

Question 15

Dressing

Answer 15

material that is put on an open injury to control bleeding and promote healing

Question 16

Electrical burns

Answer 16

tissue damage caused by electric currents passing through them

Question 17

Epidermis

Answer 17

the outermost layer of the skin

Question 18

Eschar

Answer 18

burned tissue with no elasticity, looks leathery

Question 19

External bleeding

Answer 19

bleeding that is outside of the body

Question 20

Flame burns

Answer 20

tissue damage caused by direct contact with fire

Question 21

Flash burns

Answer 21

tissue damage from heat and flame that ignites and burns very rapidly

Question 22

Full-thickness burns

Answer 22

aka, 3rd degree burn, that destroys all layers of the skin

Question 23

Gas burns

Answer 23

tissue and airway tissue damage from hot gases

Question 24

Hematoma

Answer 24

collection of blood in the tissue causing swelling

Question 25

Hemostatic Agents

Answer 25

substances that promote clotting process when applied to bleeding injury

Question 26

Impaled object

Answer 26

object that penetrates the tissues and remains partly embedded

Question 27

Lacerations

Answer 27

open injuries to skin as result from cutting or tearing

Question 28

Linear laceration

Answer 28

injury where tissues are seperated in a straight line, like from knife

Question 29

Liquefaction necrosis

Answer 29

breakdown of tissues to liquid form as result from strong alkali substances

Question 30

Open injury

Answer 30

injury where integrity of skin is breached

Question 31

Parkland formula

Answer 31

calculation used to determine how much fluid a severe burn pt should get in 24 hours

Question 32

Partial amputation

Answer 32

when a body part has been partially separated from the body

Question 33

Partial-thickness burns

Answer 33

2nd degree burns, that involved the epidermis and dermis

Question 34

Pressure dressing

Answer 34

dressing tightly applied above dressings used to control bleeding

Question 35

Puncture/penetration injury

Answer 35

injury that occurs from objects being forced into the tissues

Question 36

Rule of nines

Answer 36

method that assigns multiples of 9’s to body regions to determine the amount of body surface affected by burn