EMT-B CHAPTER 24 VOCABULARY

-- Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface.

- An injury in which soft tissue either is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap.

- An injury in which the soft tissue receives more energy than it can absorb without injury from thermal heat, frictional heat, toxic chemicals, electricity, or nuclear radiation.

- Injury in which damage occurs beneath the skin or mucous membrane but the surface remains intact.

- Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue.

- The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient''s body.

- A bruise, or ecchymosis.

- The inner layer of the skin, containing hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels.

- Discoloration of the skin associated with a closed wound; bruising.

- The outer layer of skin that acts as a watertight protective covering.

- The displacement of organs outside the body

- A burn that affects all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layers, muscle, bone, and internal organs, leaving the area dry, leathery, and white, dark brown, or charred; traditionally called a third-degree burn

- A mass of blood in the soft tissues beneath the skin

- A sharp or smooth cut.

- A jagged open wound.

- The lining of body cavities and passages that are in direct contact with the outside environment.

- Dressing made of Vaseline gauze, aluminum foil, or plastic that prevents air and liquids from entering or exiting a wound.

-- An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or the mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination.

- A burn affecting the epidermis and some portion of the dermis but not the subcutaneous tissue, characterized by blisters and skin that is white to red, moist, and mottled; traditionally called a second-degree burn.

- An injury resulting from a sharp, pointed object.

-- Describes an animal that is infected with rabies.

- A system that assigns percentages to sections of the body, allowing calculation of the amount of skin surface involved in the burn area.

- A burn affecting only the epidermis, characterized by skin that is red but not blistered or actually burned through; traditionally called a first-degree burn.