Lesson 1-6

Question 1

Injuries that result from an accident

Answer 1

Accidental injury

Question 2

A series of events that include a situation, an unsafe habit, and an unsafe action.

Answer 2

Accident chain

Question 3

Watching out for other people on the road anticipating unsafe acts

Answer 3

Defensive driving

Question 4

Whirling, funnel-shaped windstorm that may drop from the sky to the ground

Answer 4

Tornado

Question 5

Strong windstorm with driving rain that originates at sea

Answer 5

Hurricane

Question 6

A very heavy snowstorm with winds up to 45 miles per hour

Answer 6

Blizzard

Question 7

A violent shaking movement of the earths surface

Answer 7

Earthquake

Question 8

Immediate temporary care given to an injured or ill person until he or she can get professional help

Answer 8

First aid

Question 9

Actions taken to prevent the spreading of disease by treating all blood as if it were contaminated

Answer 9

Universal precautions

Question 10

A condition in which the ligaments that hold the joints in position are stretched or torn

Answer 10

Sprain

Question 11

A brake in the bone

Answer 11

Fracture

Question 12

Painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during strenuous exercise in hot weather

Answer 12

Heat cramps

Question 13

Characterized by faintness, nausea, rapid heartbeat and hot, red, dry, or sweaty skin

Answer 13

Heat exhaustion

Question 14

Most serious form of heat illness

Answer 14

Heatstroke

Question 15

Involves quick upward pulls into the diaphragm to force out an obstruction blocking the airway

Answer 15

Abdominal thrusts

Question 16

A first aid procedure that combines rescue breathing with chest compressions to restore breathing and circulation

Answer 16

CPR

Question 17

A life threatening condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough blood to vital tissues and organs

Answer 17

Shock

Question 18

Any event that was not intended to happen

Answer 18

Accident