HOSA CPR/First Aid 1 Latest 2023 Graded A+
Abraison - Ans>>Injury cause by rubbing or scraping the skin.
Amputation - Ans>>The cutting off or separation of a body part from the body
Avulsion - Ans>>A wound that occurs when tissue is separated from the body.
Brachial Artery - Ans>>Artery on arm used to check an infants pulse
Burn - Ans>>Injury to body tissue caused by heat, caustics, radiation, and/or electricity.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Ans>>Procedure of providing oxygen and chest compressions
to a victim whose heart has stopped beating.
Cerebrovascular Accident - Ans>>Also called a stroke or apoplexy; an interrupted supply of blood to
the brain, cause by formation of a clot, blockage of an artery, or rupture of a blood vessel.
Convulsion - Ans>>Also called a seizure; a violent, involuntary contractions of the muscles.
Diabetic Coma - Ans>>An unconscious condition caused by increased level of glucose (sugar) and
ketones in the bloodstream of a person with diabetic mellitus.
Diaphoresis - Ans>>Profuse or excessive perspiration, or sweating.
Disclocation - Ans>>Displacement of a bone at a joint.
Dyspnea - Ans>>Difficulty breathing
Fainting - Ans>>Partial or complete loss of consciousness caused by a temporary reduction in the
supply of blood to the brain.
First Aid - Ans>>Immediate care given to a victim of an injury or illness to minimize the effects of the
injury or illness.
Fracture - Ans>>A break (usually, a break in a bone or tooth).
Frostbite - Ans>>Actually freezing of tissue fluid resulting in damage to the skin and underlying tissue.
Heart Attack (myocardial infarction) - Ans>>A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in
damage to the mucked of the heart.
Heart Cramps - Ans>>Muscle pain and spasm resulting from exposure to heat and inadequate fluid
and salt intake.
Heat Exhaustion - Ans>>Condition resulting from exposure to hear and excessive loss of fluid through
sweating.
Heat Stroke - Ans>>Medical emergency caused by prolonged exposure to heat, resulting in high body
temperature and failure of sweat glands.
Hemorrhage - Ans>>Excessive loss of blood; bleeding of a blood vessel
Hypothermia - Ans>>Condition that occurred when the body temperature exceeds 104°F, or 40°C,
rectally.
Abraison - Ans>>Injury cause by rubbing or scraping the skin.
Amputation - Ans>>The cutting off or separation of a body part from the body
Avulsion - Ans>>A wound that occurs when tissue is separated from the body.
Brachial Artery - Ans>>Artery on arm used to check an infants pulse
Burn - Ans>>Injury to body tissue caused by heat, caustics, radiation, and/or electricity.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Ans>>Procedure of providing oxygen and chest compressions
to a victim whose heart has stopped beating.
Cerebrovascular Accident - Ans>>Also called a stroke or apoplexy; an interrupted supply of blood to
the brain, cause by formation of a clot, blockage of an artery, or rupture of a blood vessel.
Convulsion - Ans>>Also called a seizure; a violent, involuntary contractions of the muscles.
Diabetic Coma - Ans>>An unconscious condition caused by increased level of glucose (sugar) and
ketones in the bloodstream of a person with diabetic mellitus.
Diaphoresis - Ans>>Profuse or excessive perspiration, or sweating.
Disclocation - Ans>>Displacement of a bone at a joint.
Dyspnea - Ans>>Difficulty breathing
Fainting - Ans>>Partial or complete loss of consciousness caused by a temporary reduction in the
supply of blood to the brain.
First Aid - Ans>>Immediate care given to a victim of an injury or illness to minimize the effects of the
injury or illness.
Fracture - Ans>>A break (usually, a break in a bone or tooth).
Frostbite - Ans>>Actually freezing of tissue fluid resulting in damage to the skin and underlying tissue.
Heart Attack (myocardial infarction) - Ans>>A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in
damage to the mucked of the heart.
Heart Cramps - Ans>>Muscle pain and spasm resulting from exposure to heat and inadequate fluid
and salt intake.
Heat Exhaustion - Ans>>Condition resulting from exposure to hear and excessive loss of fluid through
sweating.
Heat Stroke - Ans>>Medical emergency caused by prolonged exposure to heat, resulting in high body
temperature and failure of sweat glands.
Hemorrhage - Ans>>Excessive loss of blood; bleeding of a blood vessel
Hypothermia - Ans>>Condition that occurred when the body temperature exceeds 104°F, or 40°C,
rectally.
