USEFUL NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
When a first responder takes a first look at a situation.
Assessment.
"He assessed the situation".
This is the type of injury you get when you cut yourself.
A cut.
This is when you hit your head really hard.
A concussion.
This is when you fall to the ground abruptly (with or without losing consciousness).
"He collapsed (to the floor)".
These are tools that you use to cut gauze or bandages for example.
Scissors
When a person loses consciousness.
Unconscious.
"He is not conscious. He is unconscious".
This is the type of injury you get when you burn yourself.
A burn
This is when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the arteries of the heart.
A heart attack.
This is what happens to you when you swallow something and the airway is blocked.
To choke.
"I choked". "He suffered choking".
This is what you put on a minor cut.
A bandage or band-aid (US) or plaster (UK).
This is an open injury.
A wound.
This is the type of injury you get when you scratch your skin.
A graze.
This is when poor blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death.
A stroke.
"He suffered a stroke".
This is when you fall to the ground after losing consciousness.
To faint.
"He fainted and fell to the ground".
This is what you put on an important wound to contain heavy bleeding.
A tourniquet.
This is what your perform when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
CPR.
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
This is the type of injury you get when you knock a limb (for example you know your leg against the dishwasher).
A bruise.
When you swallow a harmful substance.
Poisoning.
"He got poisoned drinking bleach".
This is when a person breathes in water.
To drown.
Drowning.
This is the drugs you take to reduce the pain.
Painkillers.
"I took a painkiller".
This is a position in first aid to prevent choking.
This is the type of injury you get when you twist your ankle or knee.
A sprain.
"I got a sprained ankle".
"I sprained my knee".
This is the name for an epilepsy attack.
A seizure.
"I had a seizure".
"I suffered a seizure".
This is when you reduce the pain.
To relieve.
"I felt relieved after taking a painkiller".
This is a portable bed on which you lay victims.
A stretcher.