1. First-Aid Vocabulary Part II
Vocabulary Set #3

2. #1 Amputation
The cutting off or separation of a body part from the body.

3. #2 Burn
Injury to body tissue caused by heat, radiation and/or electricity.

4. #3 Cramps
Muscle pain and spasm resulting from exposure to heat and inadequate fluid and salt intake.

5. #4 Dislocation
Displacement of a bone at a joint.

6. #5 Fainting
Partial or complete loss of consciousness caused by a temporary reduction in the supply of blood to the brain.

7. #6 Frostbite
Actual freezing of tissue fluid resulting in damage to the skin and underlying tissue.

8. #7 Heart Attack
A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in damage to the muscle of the heart.

9. #8 Heat Stroke
Medical emergency caused by prolonged exposure to heat resulting in high body temperature and failure of sweat glands.

10. #9 Infection
Invasion by organisms contamination by disease-product organisms or pathogens.

11. #10 Tourniquet
Device that stops all blood flow to a limb.