Emergency Care: Falls and Poisoning Vocabulary

Question 1

Adverse Drug Reaction

Answer 1

A dangerous effect on the body when a drug is taken as directed

Question 2

Casts

Answer 2

Hardened shells placed over a fractured body part to prevent the bones from moving

Question 3

Concussion

Answer 3

A minor brain injury that does not result in bleeding in the brain

Question 4

External Bleeding

Answer 4

A condition in which blood is seen spurting or oozing from the body

Question 5

Fracture

Answer 5

A broken bone

Question 6

Ingested Poison

Answer 6

A poison that is swallowed

Question 7

Internal Bleeding

Answer 7

Bleeding that occurs inside the skin

Question 8

Ligament

Answer 8

Tissue that holds bones together

Question 9

Paralysis

Answer 9

The loss of muscle movement

Question 10

Pins

Answer 10

Pin-shaped metal devices surgically placed inside bones to hold them in the correct position

Question 11

Poison

Answer 11

A substance that can cause harm to the health of the body

Question 12

Screws

Answer 12

Screw-shaped metal devices surgically placed inside bones to hold them in the correct position

Question 13

Splint

Answer 13

A sturdy piece of material that is strapped to a broken bone to keep the injured body part from moving

Question 14

Sprain

Answer 14

A torn or stretched ligament in a joint

Question 15

Sterile Dressing

Answer 15

A piece of absorbent material that is free of disease-causing agents

Question 16

Stitches

Answer 16

Threads used to hold the two sides of a cut together so it can heal