Terminology

Question 1

shock

Answer 1

failure of the circulation, which leads to an inadequate supply of blood to vital organs.

Question 2

SCIM

Answer 2

spinal cord injury management

Question 3

heart attack

Answer 3

interruption of the blood supply to the heart itself, the heart muscle is being starved of oxygen.

Question 4

Cardiac Arrest

Answer 4

when the heart stops pumping
Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops pumping blood around the body. Within seconds, the casualty will lose consciousness and, if the heart is not restarted, will die within a few minutes.

Question 5

asphyxia

Answer 5

when the body can`t get enough oxygen.

Question 6

anaphylactic shock

Answer 6

a serious, potentially fatal condition caused by a massive allergic reaction.

Question 7

CPR

Answer 7

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 8

cramp

Answer 8

sudden, involuntary and painful contraction of a muscle

Question 9

fainting

Answer 9

temporary reduction in the blood supply to the brain

Question 10

FAST (for stroke)

Answer 10

face, arms, speech, time

Question 11

heat exhastion

Answer 11

loss of salt and water from the body by excessive sweating or dehydration

Question 12

observation

Answer 12

watching the activities without taking any direct action

Question 13

pulmonary

Answer 13

anything related to the lungs and how we breathe

Question 14

pulse

Answer 14

a wave of pressure in the blood stream created by each heartbeat

Question 15

regurgitation

Answer 15

the return of partially digested food from the stomach to the mouth

Question 16

respiration

Answer 16

breathing - getting air in and out of our lungs

Question 17

RICE for soft tissue injury

Answer 17

rest, ice, comfortable position, elevation.

Question 18

seizure

Answer 18

when normal brain activity is suddenly disrupted

Question 19

supervision

Answer 19

directing the activity to take more control of the way a pool user behaves.

Question 20

Asthma attack

Answer 20

muscles of the air passages go into spasm and narrow the airway, causes shortness of breath and wheezing.

Question 21

Stroke

Answer 21

when there is either blood clot in the brain or ruptured blood vessel in the brain causing pressure on the brain.

Question 22

freeboard

Answer 22

the distance between the surface of the water and the top edge of the pool.