Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin

Answer 1

Abrasion

Question 2

The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening o muscles from lack of use

Answer 2

Atrophy

Question 3

The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves

Answer 3

Body Mechanics

Question 4

The process of burning

Answer 4

Combustion

Question 5

Confusion about a person, place, or time

Answer 5

Disorientation

Question 6

Emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency

Answer 6

First Aid

Question 7

Easily ignited and capable of burning quickly

Answer 7

Flammable

Question 8

A broken bone

Answer 8

Fracture

Question 9

Something that moves an object by resting on a base of support

Answer 9

Lever

Question 10

The administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to a persons lungs

Answer 10

Oxygen Therapy

Question 11

The loss of ability to ove all or part of the body, which often includes loss of feeling in the affected areas

Answer 11

Paralysis

Question 12

The way a person holds and positions their body

Answer 12

Posture

Question 13

A physical or chemical way to restruct voluntary movement or behavior

Answer 13

Restraint

Question 14

Measures used in place of a restraint or that reduce the need for a restraint

Answer 14

Restraint Alternatives

Question 15

An environemnt in which restraints are not kept or used for any reason

Answer 15

Restraint Free Care

Question 16

Burns caused by hot liquids

Answer 16

Scalds

Question 17

The stoppage of breathing from a lack of oxygen or an excess of carbon dioxide in the body, resulting in unconsciousness or death

Answer 17

Suffocation