| A | B |
|---|
| Hands off ABC's | Appearance, Breathing, Circulation |
| Hands on ABCDE | Appearance, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Everything else |
| Cyanosis | Slightly bluish discoloration of the skin |
| Sniffing position | Sitting with the head slightly eleveated and leaning forward as if smelling a flower |
| Mottling | Blotchy marble-like appearance to the skin |
| Tripod position | Child leans forward with arms outstreched and on top of the knees |
| Abrasion | Open wound that occurs when the top layer of skin is removed |
| Blister | Collection of fluid in a bubble underneath the skin |
| Direct pressure | Applying pressure to a wound with your hand or with a firmly applied dressing |
| Dressing | Clean covering placed over a wound |
| Laceration | A cut, which could be jagged or smooth |
| Open wound | An injury that breaks the skin |
| Universal precaustions | Protective measures that apply to blood, bodily fluids that might contain blood, or sexual secretions |
| Standard precaustions | Measures required to protect against contact with any body fluid that might contain blood |
| Closed fracture | Skin is broken where the bone is fractured |
| Dislocation | Separation of a bone form a joint |
| Fracture | Broken bone |
| Ligament | The tissues that hold joints together |
| Musculoskeletal System | Bones, joints and muscles, collectively |
| Paralysis | A permaent loss of feeling and movement |
| RICE | Rest Ice, Compression, Elevation |
| Spinal INjury | Injury that damages the spinal cord. |
| Sprain | WHen the ligaments are stretched beyond their limits |
| Strain | When a force stretches a muscle or muscles beyond their limits. |
| Hypoglycemia | Abnormally low blood sugar level |
| Hyperglycemia | Abnormally high blood sugar level |
| Fontanelles | Opening in the skull found in young infants |
| Type I Diabetes | Do not produce enough insulin to regulate the sugars in the body |
| Type II Diabetes | Caused by the body's inability to produce enough unsulin or the body is not reacting adequately |
| Fainting | Caused by lack of blood and oxygen to the brain |
| Aura | Feeling that indicates a grand mal seizure is about to begin |
| Febrile seizure | Convulsive seizure caused by a rapid rise in body temperature |
| Grand mal seizure | Convulsive seizure that involves the entire body |
| Petit mal seizures | Non convulsive seizures that are characterized by breif loss of consciousness |
| Epinephrine | A hormone that stops hte effects of anaphylaxis |
| Anaphylaxis | Severe allergic reaction and a type of shock that can be fatal if not reversed within minutes. |
| First degree burns | Burns that involve only the top part of the skin |
| Second degree burns | Burns that blister and involve a deeper thickness of the skin |
| Third degree burns | Burns that involve the entire thickness of the skin and deeper tissue |
| Heat cramps | Caused by insufficient replacement of water lost by sweating |
| Frostbite | Tissue damage caused by extreme cold |
| Hypothermia | Core body temperature drops below 95 degrees |
| Corneal abrasion | A scratch of the cornea |
