emergency conditions and first aid vocabulary

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

a type of open wound thats caused by the skin rubbing against a rough surface

Question 2

avulsion

Answer 2

the action of pulling or tearing away

Question 3

laceration

Answer 3

a cut that refers to a skin wound

Question 4

amputation

Answer 4

the surgical removal or part of the body

Question 5

emesis

Answer 5

the action or process of vomiting

Question 6

epistaxis

Answer 6

the loss of blood from the tissue that lines

Question 7

puncture

Answer 7

a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air

Question 8

sprain

Answer 8

wrench or twist the ligaments of violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation

Question 9

simple fracture

Answer 9

when the overlying skin is not broken and the bone is not exposed to the air

Question 10

compound fracture

Answer 10

the bone pokes through the skin

Question 11

cardiac arrest

Answer 11

occurs suddenly and often without warning

Question 12

bone fracture

Answer 12

a broken bone the same as a crack or a break

Question 13

1st degree burn

Answer 13

affect only the epidermis, or outer layer of skin

Question 14

2nd degree burn

Answer 14

affect the epidermis and the dermis they cause pain, redness, swelling

Question 15

3rd degree burn

Answer 15

it destroys the epidermis and dermis

Question 16

seizure

Answer 16

is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells

Question 17

shock

Answer 17

is a critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body

Question 18

stroke

Answer 18

when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced