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| 5221866365 | The ______ is the largest organ of the human body | Skin | 0 | |
| 5221866366 | The skin is responsible for _____________ balance, ________ regulation, _______, and _______ absorption | Protection, water balance, temperature regulation, excretion, and shock absorption | 1 | |
| 5221866367 | When blood vessels _______, they carry more blood to the skin, allowing heat to radiate away from the body | Dilate | 2 | |
| 5221866368 | When blood vessels _______ they conserve heat | Constrict | 3 | |
| 5221866369 | The outer layer of the skin is the ________, and contains no blood vessels or nerves | Epidermis | 4 | |
| 5221866370 | The layer of skin below the epidermis is the _______, which is rich in blood vessels, nerves, sweat glands, and hair follicles | Dermis | 5 | |
| 5221866371 | The layers of fat and soft tissue below the dermis are called ________ layers | Subcutaneous | 6 | |
| 5221866372 | A _______ wound is an internal injury with no open pathway from the outside | Closed | 7 | |
| 5221866373 | A _______ is a bruise, the most frequently encountered type of closed wound | Contusion | 8 | |
| 5221866374 | A ________ is a swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel | Hematoma | 9 | |
| 5221866375 | A _______ injury is caused when the force is transmitted from the body's exterior to its internal structures. Bones can be broken, muscles, nerves, and tissues damaged, and internal organs ruptured, causing internal bleeding | Crush | 10 | |
| 5221866376 | Solid organs such as the ______ and _______ normally contain large amounts of blood and when crushed, they bleed severely and can cause shock | Liver and spleen | 11 | |
| 5221866377 | Contents of hollow organs can cause severe _______ when crushed | Inflammation | 12 | |
| 5221866378 | The most common closed injuries associated with trauma are the rupture of _______ organs | Hollow | 13 | |
| 5221866379 | An _______ wound is an injury in which the skin is interrupted, exposing the tissue beneath | Open | 14 | |
| 5221866380 | An _______ is a scratch or scrape | Abrasion | 15 | |
| 5221866381 | A ________ is a cut | Laceration | 16 | |
| 5221866382 | A _________ wound is an open wound that tears through the skin and destroys underlying tissues. _______ puncture wounds can be shallow or deep. A _______ puncture wound has both an entrance and exit wound | Puncture, penetrating, perforating | 17 | |
| 5221866383 | An __________ is the tearing away or tearing off of a piece or flap of skin or other soft tissue. This term also may be used for an eye pulled from its socket or a tooth dislodged from its socket | Avulsion | 18 | |
| 5221866384 | ________ are the surgical removal or traumatic severing of a body part, usually an extremity | Amputations | 19 | |
| 5221866385 | The primary blast injury is from the _____________ | Pressure wave | 20 | |
| 5221866386 | The secondary blast injury is from the _____________ | Blast wave | 21 | |
| 5221866387 | The tertiary blast injury is from _______________ | Patient displacement | 22 | |
| 5221866388 | The quaternary injury is from hazardous materials or ______________ | Structural collapse | 23 | |
| 5221866389 | In general, do not _______ an impaled object | Remove | 24 | |
| 5221866390 | Remove an impaled object through the mouth if you find perforation and you can see ______ ends of the object | Both | 25 | |
| 5221866391 | You may need to use a ___________ on a patient with an impaled object in his cheek requiring constant suctioning | Nasal cannula | 26 | |
| 5221866392 | When treating an injured eye, ensure to cover the uninjured eye to reduce ________ eye movement | Sympathetic | 27 | |
| 5221866393 | When treating an avulsion, clean the wound, fold the ______ back to it's normal position as gently as possible, and control the bleeding using bulky pressure dressings | Skin | 28 | |
| 5221866394 | A ________ burn involves only the epidermis, the outer layer of skin. It is characterized by reddening of the skin and perhaps some swelling. Sunburn | Superficial (1st degree) | 29 | |
| 5221866395 | A ____________ burn is a burn in which the epidermis is burned through and the dermis is damaged. Burns of this type cause reddening, blistered, and a mottled appearance | Partial thickness (2nd degree) | 30 | |
| 5221866396 | A ___________ burn is a burn in which all the layers of the skin are damaged. There are usually areas that are charred black or areas that are dry and white | Full thickness (3rd degree) | 31 | |
| 5221866397 | A burn caused by ________ may only cause small areas of skin injuries, but pose a great risk of severe internal injuries | Electricity | 32 | |
| 5221866398 | When burns occur around the chest, they can restrict _________ by limiting chest wall movement | Breathing | 33 | |
| 5221866399 | For an adult, each of the following areas represents 9 percent of the body surface: The _____ and neck, each upper extremity, the ______, the _______, the upper back, the lower back and buttocks, the front of each lower _______, and the back of each lower _______. The remaining 1 percent is the genitals | Head, chest, abdomen, extremeties | 34 | |
| 5221866400 | For an infant or child, the head is ___ percent, and ___ percent represents each lower extremity | 18, 14 | 35 | |
| 5221866401 | The _____________ is a method for estimating the extent of a burn. The palm and fingers of the patient's own hand, which equals about 1 percent of the body's surface area, is compared with the patient's burn to estimate its size | Rule of palm | 36 | |
| 5221866402 | Full thickness burns of more than ___ percent and partial thickness burns of more than ___ percent are indications of critical burns | 10, 30 | 37 | |
| 5221866403 | Burns that are considered moderate are considered critical in adults over ___ years of age | 55 | 38 | |
| 5221866404 | Never apply _____ to any burns | Ice | 39 | |
| 5221866405 | If a burning sensation comes back after the eyes have been flushed for 20 mins, wash the eyes again for __ mins | 5 mins | 40 | |
| 5221866406 | A _____ is any material (preferably sterile) used to cover a wound that will help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination | Dressing | 41 | |
| 5221866407 | _______ is a form of energy in which electromagnetic waves travel through space and through matter such as the human body | Radiation | 42 | |
| 5221866408 | A _______ is any material used to hold a dressing in place | Bandage | 43 | |
| 5221866409 | A _______ dressing is a bulky dressing | Universal | 44 | |
| 5221866410 | A _______ dressing is a dressing applied tightly to control bleeding | Pressure | 45 | |
| 5221866411 | An _______ dressing is any dressing that forms an airtight seal | Occlusive | 46 | |
| 5221866412 | The preferred bandage is the __________, form-fitting roller bandage | Self-adhering | 47 | |
| 5221866413 | If a bulky dressing has become soaked in blood, it may necessary to remove the dressing so ____________ can be reestablished or a new pressure dressing can be added and a pressure dressing created | Direct pressure | 48 | |
| 5221866414 | You can bandage across a joint, but do not bend the limb once the bandage is in place, as it may restrict ________ | Circulation | 49 |
