U5C3: Lesson 3 & Lesson 4 First Aid Study Guide

________ are injuries that discolor but do not break the skin tissue.

Burning of the skin by substances that is not in temperatire.

Straight cuts, usually made with a sharp object like a knife or a piece of glass.

________ burns, the least serious type, are superficial, where the top layer of the skin has been burned slightly.

Folded cloths or pads applied so as to press upon a body part to stop bleeding or cool a burn

True or False: A tetanus short or booster shot within the last 8 years.

________ burns are more serious than first-degree burns because a deeper layer of skin is burned.

________ are caused by pointed objects such as pins and nails that make small holes into deeper tissue, often with little bleeding.

Types of chemicals that are used to dissolve, other substances. such as paint, grease, or plastic.

True or False: Treating Second-degree burns, rinse the burn gently with cooling water until the pain subsides.marked

An ________ is a tissue torm from, or pulled away from and hanging off of, the body.Wounds

Marked with irregular spots or splotches of different colors or shades of color.

True or False: If the burn affects more than 10% of your skin, you may go into shock because large quantities of fluid are lost from the burned area.

Wounds where the top layer of skin has been scraped away.

True or False: Third-degree burns are the most serious, involve second layers of the skin

Counteract the activity or effect of something.

Wounds in which athe soft tissue in the body is torn, often in a jagged or irregular in size and shape.

________ burns are usually caused by:clothing on fire, immersion in hot water, contact with flames, hot objects, electricity, or corrosive chemicals.

An ________ is the complete removal of an extremity, such as a finger or leg

True or False: Unlike treatment for first-degree burns and second-degree burns, DO NOT cool a third-degree burn with water, since this can increase the risk of shock.

Capable of destroying or eating away something by chemical action

Chemicals used to cut through grease; also called alkalis

To cleanse or wash out with running water or another liquid

Something that acts throughout the body after absorption or ingestion

Chemicals designed to eat away certain material.