Vocabulary

Question 1

Accidental Injuries

Answer 1

Injuries that result from an accident

Question 2

Accident Chain

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Defensive Driving

Answer 3

Watching out for other people on the road and anticipating unsafe acts

Question 4

Tornado

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Hurricane

Answer 5

A strong windstorm with driving rain that originates at sea

Question 6

Blizzard

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Earthquake

Answer 7

Violent shaking movement of the Earth’s surface

Question 8

First Aid

Answer 8

The immediate temporary care given to an injured or ill person until they get professional help

Question 9

Universal Precautions

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Sprain

Answer 10

When the ligaments that hold the joints in position are stretched or torn

Question 11

Fracture

Answer 11

A break in the bone

Question 12

Heat Cramps

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Heat exhaustion

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Heatstroke

Answer 14

The most serious form of heat illness

Question 15

Abdominal thrusts

Answer 15

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

Question 16

CPR

Answer 16

Rescue breathing and chest compressions to restore breathing and circulation

Question 17

Shock

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Accident

Answer 18

Any event that was not intended to happen