Injury Prevention And Safety

Front 1

A serious situation that occurs without warning and calls for quick action

Back 1

Emergency

Front 2

The immediate and temporary care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly becomes ill

Back 2

First Aid

Front 3

Steps taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all human blood and certain body fluids as if they contained HIV, HBV, and other pathogens

Back 3

Universal Precautions

Front 4

A medical identification tag that provides information about the person wearing it

Back 4

Medic Alert Tag

Front 5

A person who decides who to contact when there is a call for help

Back 5

Emergency Dispatcher

Front 6

Oral or written permission to give first aid from a mentally competent adult

Back 6

Actual Consent

Front 7

Permission to give first aid to: a mentally competent adult victim who is unconscious; an adult victim who is not mentally competent, when no adult who can grant actual consent is present; an infant or child when no adult who can grant actual consent is present

Back 7

Implied Consent

Front 8

Laws that protect people who give first aid in good faith and without gross negligence or misconduct

Back 8

Good Samaritan Laws

Front 9

A check of the injured or medically ill person to determine if: the victim has an open airway, the victim is breathing, the victim's heart is beating, the victim is severely bleeding, and if the victim has other injuries

Back 9

Victim Assessment

Front 10

An emergency in which the airway is blocked

Back 10

Choking

Front 11

A warning that a person has difficulty breathing and is shown by clutching at the throat with one or both hands

Back 11

Universal Distress Signal

Front 12

A series of thrusts to the abdomen that force air from the lungs to dislodge an object

Back 12

Abdominal Thrusts

Front 13

A way of breathing air into an unconscious victim who is not breathing, but has a pulse

Back 13

Rescue Breathing

Front 14

A first aid technique that is used to restore heartbeat and breathing

Back 14

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Front 15

The death of part of the heart muscle caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart

Back 15

Heart Attack

Front 16

The death of the heart muscle

Back 16

Cardiac Arrest

Front 17

A condition caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain

Back 17

Stroke

Front 18

An injury to the body's soft tissues

Back 18

Wound

Front 19

An injury to the body's soft tissues under the skin

Back 19

Closed Wound

Front 20

An injury in which the skin's surface is broken

Back 20

Open Wound

Front 21

A wound in which damage to soft tissues and blood vessels causes bleeding under the skin

Back 21

Bruise

Front 22

A cut caused by a sharp-edged object, such as a knife, razor, scissors, or broken glass

Back 22

Incision

Front 23

A cut that causes a jagged or irregular tearing of the skin

Back 23

Laceration

Front 24

A wound caused by rubbing or scraping away of the skin (a scrape)

Back 24

Abrasion

Front 25

A wound in which the skin or other body tissue is separated or completely torn away

Back 25

Avulsion

Front 26

A wound produced when a pointed instrument pierces the skin

Back 26

Puncture

Front 27

A condition in which pathogens enter the body and multiply

Back 27

Infection

Front 28

A bacteria that grows in the body and produces a strong poison that affects the nervous system and muscles

Back 28

Tetanus or Lockjaw

Front 29

A loss of blood from the mucous membranes that line the nose

Back 29

Nosebleed

Front 30

A tooth that has been knocked out of its socket

Back 30

Knocked-out Tooth

Front 31

A dangerous reduction in blood flow to the body tissues

Back 31

Shock

Front 32

A substance that causes injury, illness, or death if it enters the body

Back 32

Poison

Front 33

A bacterial disease transmitted through a tick

Back 33

Lyme Disease

Front 34

An injury caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation

Back 34

Burn

Front 35

A burn which affects the top layer of skin

Back 35

First-Degree Burn

Front 36

A burn that involves the top layers of the skin

Back 36

Second-Degree Burn

Front 37

A burn that involves all layers of the skin and some underlying tissues

Back 37

Third-Degree Burn

Front 38

A burn that occurs when electricity travels through the body

Back 38

Electrical Burn

Front 39

A burn that occurs when chemicals in a laboratory or in products get on the skin or into the eyes or body

Back 39

Chemical Burn

Front 40

A material or a device used to protect and immobilize a body part

Back 40

Splint

Front 41

A break or crack in a bone

Back 41

Fracture

Front 42

A fracture in which there is a break in the skin

Back 42

Open Fracture

Front 43

A fracture in which there is no break in the skin

Back 43

Closed Fracture

Front 44

The movement of a bone from its joint

Back 44

Dislocation

Front 45

An injury to the ligaments, tendons, and soft tissue around a joint caused by undue stretching

Back 45

Sprain

Front 46

An overstretching of muscles and/or tendons

Back 46

Strain

Front 47

An illness that occurs without warning signals of what is really happening

Back 47

Sudden Illness

Front 48

Physical conditions that may result when a person is exposed to higher than normal temperatures

Back 48

Heat-Related Illnesses

Front 49

Painful muscle spasms that occur most often in the legs and arms due to excessive fluid loss through sweating

Back 49

Heat Cramps

Front 50

Extreme tiredness due to the inability of the body temperature to be regulated

Back 50

Heat Exhaustion

Front 51

A sudden attack of illness from exposure to high temperatures

Back 51

Heat Stroke

Front 52

Physical conditions that result from exposure to low temperature, either below or above freezing

Back 52

Cold-Temperature Related Illnesses

Front 53

The freezing of body parts, often the tissues of the extremities

Back 53

Frostbite

Front 54

A reduction of the body temperature so that it is lower than normal

Back 54

Hypothermia