Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is paralysis?
The loss of ability to move all or part of the body, which often includes loss of feeling in the affected area.
What is a fracture?
A broken bone.
What is disorientation?
Confusion about person, place, or time.
What are scalds?
Burns caused by hot liquids.
What is an abrasion?
An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin.
What is oxygen therapy?
The administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to a person’s lungs.
What is combustion?
The process of burning.
What does flammable mean?
Easily ignited and capable of burning quickly.
What is restraint?
A physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior.
What is suffocation?
The stoppage of breathing from a lack of oxygen or an excess of carbon dioxide in the body that may result in unconsciousness or death.
What is atrophy?
The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use.
What is restraint-free care?
An environment in which restraints are not kept or used for any reason.
What are restraint alternatives?
Measures used in place of a restraint or that reduce the need for a restraint.
What are body mechanics?
The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves.
What is posture?
The way a person holds and positions his body.
What is a lever?
Something that moves an object by resting on a base of support.
What is first aid?
Emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency.
