High liability Vocab

The relinquishing of a right or interest with the intention of never again claiming it is?

What does ABC's stand for?

An open wound where organse protrude from the abdominal cavity is?

The capacity a subject has to carry out his or her intent is?

An open wound caused by scraping, shearing away, or rubbing the outermost skin layer is?

A computerized braking system that automatically slows and stops the vehicle when the driver applies a hard, steady pressure to the brake pedal is?

A subject's use of physically evasive movements directed toward the officer, examples include bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent the officer from establishing control over the subject is?

Sharpness of vision is called?

Documents a patient's request to withhold specific medical care is called an?

AED is also known as?

Refers to how an officer approaches a subject or enters a scene is known as?

The failure of an officer to act or failure to act appropriately is known as?

An obvious that discoloration (black and blue) of the soft tissue at the entry site is known as?

Controlling infection by separating patience from each other; includes two basic behaviors: the use of medical PPE and person behaviors that reduce risk it is known as?

The dark red blood oozing from a wound, indicating damaged capillaries is known as?

The muscles in the heart that constantly work to expand and contract are known as?

Any exercise that elevates the heart rate to the range between 60 and 85% of the maximum rate is known as?

The tendency for a vehicle traveling forward to straighten from a turn when the driver releases the steering wheel is known as? Caster effect

CDC is an acronym that stands for?

Located in the brain and spinal cord; components are the bodies mainframe computer where all communication and control originate?

The reaction to centripetal force; force that pushes a vehicle toward the outside of the turn is known as?

The force that pulls a vehicle toward the inside of a turn is known as?

The neck of the uterus; contains a mucus plug

This occurs when a burning chemical comes into contact with the skin?

Pumps blood throughout the body; consist of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

Results from blood, to the chest area; damages internal organs and/or causes internal bleeding?

A fracture in which the skin at the injury site remains intact is known as?

A potentially poisonous byproduct of combustion is known as?

The part of the brain that logically thinks and plans is known as?

The ability to distinguish colors is known as?

The way an officer carries him or herself is known as?

And the exchanging of information through verbal and nonverbal method; provides valuable insight into the likelihood of cooperation in compliance with a subject is known as?

To a combination of fine and gross motor skills using hand/eye coordination timed to a single event is known as the top?

The verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer’s authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence is known as?

An object or group of objects that creates a visual barrier between an officer and a threat but may not stop a projectile is known as?

A characteristic of a turn in which the length of the radius does not change is known as?

A closed injury that is discolored and painful at the underside is known as?

Turning the vehicle’s front tires in the desired direction to regain traction is known as?

Anything that creates a bullet resistant barrier between an officer and a threat is known as?

CPR is an acronym the stands for?

After a stressful situation, a temporary condition that causes difficulty in transferring information into long-term memory is known as?

A type of chemical agent commonly used by law enforcement usually in the form of handheld canisters and chemical projectiles is?

A complete search of the subject use when a subject is taken into custody in an unsecured environment is known as?

Changes in circulation causing the lips, palm’s, and nail beds to turn blue is known as?

The predetermined amount of time, usually 5 seconds, that a stun device will discharge automatically when activated is known as?

The area within the reactionary gap is known as?

The subjects hostile, attacking movements, with or without a weapon, but create a reasonable perception by the officer that the subject intends to cause and has the capability of causing death or great bodily harm to the officer or others is known as?

A turn that becomes smaller as a driver progresses through it is known as?

Decreasing the use of force or resistance is known as?

The ability to judge distance and space is known as?

A controlled, non emotional communication between an officer and a subject, aimed at problem-solving and communication is known as?

Ingests and digests foods and nutrients; includes the stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, and small and large intestines is known as?

The first stage of labor; begins with the initial contraction in continues until the fetus enters the birth canal is known as?

The direction that a subject comes from is known as?

The discontinuing of commands or the physical use of force; breaking away from a subject is known as?

Any injury occurring when the end of the bone comes out of its socket at the joint is known as?

DOTS is an acronym the stands for? It includes injuries and symptoms to look for during a physical assessment of a potentially injured person

A form of psychosis which can result from drug use, typically causing hallucinations and/or delusions is known as?

The duty to take some action to rat on to another and for the failure of which an officer may be liable depending on the relationship of the parties and the circumstances is known as?

The device that uses a high voltage low power electrical charge to induce involuntary muscle contractions is known as?

External electric impulses that interfere with the electric and also is accused by the human nervous system to communicate with the skeletal muscles, causing physical incapacitation is known as?

A relocation reform when a patient is in immediate danger or when the patience location prevents providing care to him or her or another patient is known as?

Increasingly use of force or resistance is known as?

Any impact technique using hands, arms, elbows, feet, legs, knees, or head to strike a subject in an offensive or defensive situation is known as?

A network of trained professionals willing to provide advanced, out of hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness is known as?

Emergency medical technicians who have advanced, specialized training that enables them to provide comprehensive care to patients is known as?

A technique used to move a subject from one point to another without using pain compliance; provides minimal control of the subject through leverage is known as?

Shifting one’s body or sidestepping to avoid an attack is known as?

An open wound where the organs protrude is known as?

A state of extreme mental and physiological excitement due to extreme drug use; characterized by extreme agitation, hyperthermia, hostility, and exceptional strength and endurance without apparent fatigue; can lead to death is known as?

Consent that is clearly an unmistakably stated is known as?

The second stage of labor; the fetus moves through the birth canal and is delivered?

Looking in the desired direction of travel to avoid an obstacle and steering in that direction is known as?

Survival stress is also referred to as?

The thigh bone; the longest and strongest bone in the human body is also known as?

The muscle control required to make small, precise movements is known as?

A closed chest injury that occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are fractured in two or more places and become free floating is known as?

The maintenance of sight alignment before, during, and after firing a round is known as?

A framework for making decisions involving the reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers is known as?

A bone brake is known as?

A localized injury from overexposure to cold is known as?

A third degree burn that damages all skin layers and affects muscles and nerves; causes skin to look waxy, white, or charred is known as?

A measurement of shotgun bores derived from the number of bore sized balls of lead per pound is known as?

Protects physicians who render emergency care from civilian suits; in Florida it also protects first aid providers?

The use of a body mechanics to control a subject is known as?

The movements of the large or major muscles of the body is known as?

Temporary restraining devices used frequently to control a subject?

A revolver or semiautomatic pistol is known as?

Caused by oxygen deprivation to part of the heart, typically from a blocked blood vessel is?

A closed injury that evidences as a discolored lump is known as?

A highly infectious disease spread by person to person contact, generally through fecal contamination or oral ingestion is known as?

A highly infectious disease spread through sexual contact, sharing contaminated needles, through intravenous drug use, or through blood transfusion is known as?

The most common chronic blood borne infection; primarily transmitted through direct contact with human blood, from sharing needles or drug paraphernalia, or from an infected mother delivering her baby is known as?

This protects the rights of patients and restricts the release of patient information?

A blood borne virus that attacks the immune system and causes AIDS; transmission occurs primarily during sexual contact with an infected individual, when intravenous drug users share contaminated needles, from infected mother to unborn child, and from contact with blood, certain body fluids, and tissue from an infected individual is known as?

Occurs when the body cannot recover from fluid loss?

The excessive cooling of the body’s core temperature is known as?

Any object used for striking is known as?

The consent inferred from conduct rather than from direct expression is known as?

A skid that occurs just before tires lose traction during breaking; the tires locked and cause a skid is known as?

A skid that occurs just before the drive tires lose traction during acceleration is known as?

A turn that becomes larger as a driver progresses through it is known as?

A person’s agreement to allow something to happen, made with full knowledge of the risks involved and the alternatives is known as?

Occurs when a patient has a burn to any part of the airway?

The hormone needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life is known as?

A reasonably perceived, imminent threat to an officer or another person is known as?

A tool used when empty handed control is an effective, but the subject’s level of resistance does not merit deadly force; baton, OC spray, dark firing stun gun is known as?

A low profile stance with the weapon held partially hidden behind the leg is known as?

The smooth muscles that carry out many automatic body functions are known as?

A method of gaining control over a subject by Bending or twisting a joint in a direction that will cause pain or discomfort to the joint is known as?

The final phase of pregnancy; begins the birthing process?

An open wound in soft tissue is known as?

Using a great force against a weaker resistance is known as?

A patient’s mental status due to illness or injury is known as?

A condition that prevents a weapon from operating normally is known as?

An incident that involves more than one victim is known as?

A method used to gain control over a subject by applying pressure or leverage on a joint by blocking it up so that no movement of the joint is possible, causing the subject to comply with verbal direction is known as?

A bracelet, necklace, or card debt alerts medical personnel to a specific medical condition is known as?

A method of gaining control over a subject by using an incapacitation technique that causes temporary impairment of muscular control is known as?

A type of bacteria that is highly contagious and resistant to certain antibiotics; causes a skin infection that is read, swallowing, painful, or one to the touch; may have purulent drainage or appear to be a spider bite, pimple, or boil?

This gives the body shape, protects internal organs, and provides body movement?

The failure to use due or reasonable care in a situation resulting in harm to another; failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable prudent person would have exercise in a similar situation; conduct that falls below the legal standard established to protect others against a unreasonable risk of harm, except for conduct that is intentionally, wantonly, or willfully disregardful of others’ rights is?

This controls voluntary and involuntary body activity, supports higher mental functions such as bought in the motion, allows the individual to be aware of and react to the environment, and keeps the rest of the body’s system working together?

The ability to see clearly in darkness is known as?

Force that is not intended to cause death or great bodily harm; non deadly is known as?

What is a weapon that is not fundamentally designed to cause death or great bodily harm?

A term the courts have used to describe the process for evaluating the appropriateness of an officer’s response to a subject’s resistance is known as?

Meaning airtight?

A high profile stance with the weapon held at shoulder position to enable a rapid strike is known as?

An officer’s ability to convey to subjects in onlookers that he or she is ready and able to take control is known as?

A type of chemical agent commonly used by law enforcement, usually in the form of a handheld canister and chemical projectiles is known as?

An injury that occurs when penetration opens the chest area is known as?

A subject’s capacity for carrying out an intention to cause death or great bodily harm to others is known as?

A fracture where the skin at the injury site is broken, and the bomb may protrude through the skin is known as?

The tendency of a vehicle to steer into a sharper turn than the driver intends is known as?

A subjects response to a combination of pain and verbal commands to stop resisting is known as?

A second degree burn that damages the first two skin layers, which Blitzer and filled very painful is known as?

A subject and verbal and or physical refusal to comply with an officer’s lawful direction cause an officer to use physical techniques to establish control is known as?

A fiscal frisk at a subject conducted in a predetermined pattern to locate weapons is known as?

An inflammatory agent that causes tearing an involuntary closing of the eyes, nasal discharge, sneezing, disorientation, and perceived respiratory distress; also known as OC?

This includes nerves that connect to the spinal cord and branch out to every other part of the body; serves as a two way communication system?

The ability to see above, below, and to the sides is known as?

Achieving compliance or custody through the use of NT hand or leverage enhanced techniques, such as pain compliance, transporters, the strain devices, takedowns, and striking techniques is known as?

The transfer of a vehicle’s weight from front to rear or rear to front; occurs during acceleration or breaking?

A pursuit termination technique in which an officer uses the patrol vehicle to make contact with a violators vehicle is known as?

The disk shaped inner lining of the uterus; it provides nourishment and oxygen to a fetus?

The third stage of labor during which the placenta separates from the uterine wall and moves through the birth canal for delivery is known as?

This permits an officer to seize any object “whose contour or mass” he or she identifies as apparent contraband during a pat down is known as?

When examining extremities for potential injuries, indicates what to check for, you should use the acronym PMS which stands for?

The technique use when a shooter cannot use the sites on the weapon or key or she has no time to align the site properly; the firearm is viewed as an extension of the arm and pointed at the target is known as?

Death as result of a body position that interferes with one’s ability to breathe is known as?

Supporting the balance of the body using a limb is known as?

The behavior in which a subject acts verbally and physically as if he or she may resist is known as?

Items that protect individuals from harmful substances, infections, or other people; includes eye protection, gloves, shields, and biohazard bags?

Techniques used to control resistant behavior by utilizing pain compliance are known as?

Lying on the stomach face down is known as?

Measurement used to measure of tire pressure is known as?

The result of driving a sharp or blunt, pointed object into the soft tissue is known as?

An active attempt by an officer in an authorized emergency vehicle to stop a vehicle that is being operated to elude apprehension or otherwise fails to stop after the driver realizes that the vehicle is being lawfully directed to stop is known as?

Dividing the body into four sections horizontally and vertically during a search is known as?

The distance from the center to the outside of a circle is known as?

The amount of time it takes for the brain to process a physical threat and for the body to respond is known as?

What an officer must keep between him-or herself and the subject in order to react effectively against a sudden threat is known as?

The facts or circumstances that reasonably indicate that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the law is known as?

A position where the patient is rolled over (preferably on to the left side) with knees slightly bent; helps maintain an open airway if the patient violence and may prevent positional asphyxia is known as?

Using one’s hands to move the subject away is known as?

An officer’s position in relation to the subject is known as?

Delivers oxygen and two are removes carbon dioxide from the blood?

The tools such as handcuffs designed to temporarily restraining a subject movements are known as?

A single, follow lead the bullet is known as?

Use of vehicles, barricades, Cones, or other objects to partially or completely block traffic flow?

The transfer of a vehicle’s weight from side to side is known as?

Traction created when a vehicle’s tires constantly rotate against the road surface without losing contact is known as?

A pistol in which the trigger is the only operative control on the gun is known as?

In first aid the acronym SAMPLE stands for?

A method to help an officer acquire information useful in determining causes of injury or illness is known as?

The government intrusion into a place in which a person has reasonable expectation of privacy is known as?