unit 15 first aids
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Miri_Gallegos on April 21, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 first aid | best defined as "immediate care that is give to the victim of an injury or illness to minimize the effect of the injury or illness until experts can take over". |
| wound | involves injury to the soft tissues |
| open wound | there is a break in the skin or mucous membrane |
| close wound | there in no break in th skin or mucous membrane but injury occurs to the uderlying tissues |
| abrasion | the skin is scraped off. Bleedin is usually limited, but infection must be prevented because dirt and contaminants ofter enter the wound |
| incision | is a cut or injury caused by a sharp object such as a knife, scissors, or razor blade. |
| laceration | this wound involves tearing of the tissue by way of excessive force. |
| puncture | is caused by a sharp object such as a pin, nail, or pointed instrument |
| avulsion | tissue is torn or separated from the victim's body |
| amputation | a body part is cut off and separated from the body |
| shock | also called hypoperfusion can be defined as "a clinical set of signs and symptoms associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs, especially the brain and heart" |
| hemorrhage | excessive loss of blood |
| diaphoresis | or excessive perpiration, may result in a wet clammy feeling whe the skin is touched |
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