Safety Test Vocab. Flashcards
Tourniquet
A device such as a bandage used to compress blood vessels to stop bleeding
Shock
A condition of many of the bodies functions due to failure of blood circulation
Hazard
Source of danger
Carelessness
Failure to think before you act
Hemorrhage
Heavy loss of blood
Extinguish
To put out a fire, to quench or smother
Resuscitation
To bring a person back to full consciousness
Open Fracture
A broken bone with an open wound
Safety
Freedom from danger: risk, or injury
First Aid
Helping someone until you can get them to a doctor
Combustible
Capable of bursting into flames
Flammable
Capable of being easily ignited
Closed Fracture
Broken bone with no open wound
Pressurized
To store under pressure greater than the pressure of the atmosphere
Explosive
Tending to blow up or burst violently and loudly