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Chapter 37 key terms
key terms and their definition
Key terms: | Definition: |
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Burn | Physical injury to the skin caused by thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agents |
Crash cart | Cart with life saving equipment and medication |
Crepitus | Grating feeling from fractured bone fragments |
Dis- | Undo, free from |
Dislocation | bone separated from a joint |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system | Community resources for victims of injury or sudden illnesses |
First aid | Immediate care before full medical care is provided |
Fracture | Break in bone |
Hypo- | Below, deficient |
Hypothermia | Very low body temperature (<95 degrees Fahrenheit) |
-ia | Condition of diseased or abnormal state |
Poison | Any toxic substance |
Pressure point | Location of artery that lies close to the surface of the skin |
Seizure | Sudden involuntary muscle contractions and relaxation |
Shock | Failure of the cardiovascular system to provide enough blood to vital organs |
Splint | A device to immobilize a body part |
Sprain | Trauma to joint that causes damage to the ligaments |
Strain | Overstretched muscle caused by trauma |
Therm/o | Heat |
Wound | A break of external or internal surface caused by force |