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Intro to First Aid Terms
First Aid
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Immediate care given to a victim of an
injury or illness to minimize the effect of
the injury or illness until experts can
take over
Basic Terms Related to First
Aid
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Triage
Wound
Dressing
Bandage
Infection
Shock
Fracture
Triage
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Is a method of prioritizing victims when
2 or more victims are in need of first aid
Treatment is directed in assessing
which victim needs to be treated first
From most severe to least
Wound
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Involves injury to a soft tissue.
2 classifications
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Open - the skin is broken
Closed - the skin is not broken
Open Wounds
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Abrasion – skin scraped off
Incision – cut with sharp object, straight
Laceration – tearing of tissues, jagged cut
Puncture – caused by sharp pointed
object i. e. pin or nail
Avulsion – torn or separated tissue
Amputation – body part cut off
Closed Wound
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Bruise – bleeding under the skin
Sprain – injury to a joint, stretching of a
ligament
Strain – injury caused by excessive
stretching or overuse of a muscle.
Dressing
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Cover placed over a wound or injured
part
Examples
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Gauze Pad
Bandage
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Hold a dressing in place
Example
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Roller Gauze
Infection
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Invasion by organisms
Contamination by disease producing
organisms or pathogens “germs”
Shock
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Clinical condition characterized by
various symptoms and resulting in an
inadequate supply of blood and oxygen
to body organs, especially the brain and
heart
Fracture
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Break usually a bone and or tooth