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18 Cards in this Set
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WHAT ARE THE 3 OBJECTIVES OF FIRST-AID?
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TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURY, INFECTION, AND THE LOSS OF LIFE.
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WHAT ARE THE 4 METHODS OF CONTROLLING BLEEDING?
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DIRECT PRESSURE, ELEVATION, PRESSURE POINTS, AND USE OF A TOURNIQUET AS A LAST RESORT.
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DEFINE PRESSURE POINT.
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A POINT ON THE BODY WHERE A MAIN ARTERY LIES NEAR THE SKIN SURFACE AND OVER A BONE.
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HOW MANY PRESSURE POINTS ARE THERE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY?
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11- SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY, FACIAL ARTERY, COMMON CARTOID ARTERY, SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY, BRANCHIAL ARTERY, BRANCHIAL ARTERY, RADIAL /ULNAR ARTERY, FEMORAL ARTERY, ILIAC ARTERY, POPLITEAL ARTERY, ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY.
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NAME AND DESCRIBE THE 3 CLASSIFICATIONS OF BURNS.
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FIRST DEGREE- PRODUCES REDNESS, WARMTH AND MILD PAIN.
SECOND DEGREE-CAUSES RED, BLISTERED SKIN AND SEVERE PAIN. THIRD DEGREE-DESTROYS TISSUE, SKIN AND BONE. SEVERE PAIN MAY BE ABSENT DUE TO NERVE ENDINGS BEING DESTROYED. |
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NAME AND DESCRIBE THE 2 TYPES OF FRACTURES.
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CLOSED/SIMPLE-BROKEN BONE W/O A BREAK IN THE SKIN.
OPEN/COMPOUND-A BREAK IN THE SKIN WITH POSSIBLE BONE PROTRUSION. |
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WHAT IS ELECTRIC SHOCK?
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WHEN A PERSON COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCE.
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WHAT ARE SOME INDICATIONS TO OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYS?
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INABILITY TO TALK, GRASPING AND POINTING TO THE THROAT, EXAGGERATED BREATHING, AND SKIN TURNING A BLUISH COLOR.
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DEFINE HEAT EXHAUSTION.
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DISTURBANCE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN, HEART AND LUNGS. THE SKIN IS COOL, MOIST, AND CLAMMY AND PUPILS ARE DILATED. BODY TEMP MAY BE NORMAL OR HIGH; VICTIM USUALLY SWEATING PROFUSELY.
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DEFINE HEAT STROKE.
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CAUSED BY A BREAKDOWN OF THE SWEATING MECHANISM OF THE BODY. VICTIM IS UNABLE TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE BODY HEAT BUILDUP. VICTIM MAY HAVE HOT AND/OR DRY SKIN, UNEVEN PUPIL DIALATION, AND A WEAK, RAPID PULSE.
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DEFINE HYPOTHERMIA.
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GENERAL COOLING OF THE WHOLE BODY CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO LOW OR RAPIDLY FALLING TEMP, COLD MOISTURE, SNOW OR ICE. BREATHING IS SLOW AND SHALLOW, PULSE FAINT OR EVEN UNDETECTABLE. BODY TISSURE FEELS SEMI-RIGID AND ARMS AND LEGS MAY FEEL STIFF.
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DEFINE SUPERFICIAL FROSTBITE.
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WHEN ICE CRYSTALS ARE FORMING IN THE UPPER SKIN LAYERS AFTER EXPOSURE TO TEMP OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER.
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DEFINE FROSTBITE.
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WHEN ICE CRYSTALS ARE FORMING IN THE DEEPER TISSUES AFTER EXPOSURE TO A TEMP OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER.
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DEFINE SEPTIC SHOCK.
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RESULTS FROM BACTERIA MULTIPLYING IN THE BLOOD AND RELEASING TOXINS. (PNEUMONIA, RUPTURED APPENDIX, AND MENINGITIS)
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DEFINE ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK.
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A TYPE OF SEVERE HYPERSENSITIVITY OR ALLERGIC REACTION. (ALLERGY TO INSECT STINGS, MEDICINES OR FOODS)
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DEFINE CARDIOGENIC SHOCK.
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OCCURS WHEN THE HEART IS DAMAGED AND UNABLE TO SUPPLY SUFFICIENT BLOOD TO THE BODY. (HEART ATTACK OR HEART FAILURE)
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DEFINE HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK.
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CAUSED BY SEVERE BLOOD AND FLUID LOSS WHICH MAKES THE HEART UNABLE TO PUMP ENOUGH BLOOD TO THE BODY.
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DEFINE NEUROGENIC SHOCK.
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CAUSED BY SPINAL CORD INJURY.
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