Natural Disasters
What is the name of this natural disaster comes from a combination of the Japanese words meaning "harbor" and "wave"
What is a tsunami
Which blood type is used as a universal donor
What is type O
What is the universal emergency phone number for the United States and Canada
What is 911
This item is a protective layer to put over cuts and scrapes
What is a bandaid
This is the hardest known natural substance found on Earth
What is a diamond
This type of rapid, destructive flooding can occur within minutes of heavy rainfall, particularly in steep mountain ranges or dry riverbeds
What is a flash flood
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient
What is type AB
This common household device should be tested monthly to warn residents of smoke or fires
What is a smoke detector
This is the acronym for the device used to deliver an electrical shock to restart a heart's normal rhythm
What is an AED
This is both the smallest continent and the largest island in the world
What is Austrailia
This term refers to the dangerous, rapid rise in seawater level pushed ashore by a hurricane's intense winds
What is a storm surge
This term describes a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells or low hemoglobin, leading to fatigue
What is anemia
Firefighters utilize this specialized, heavy-duty hydraulic cutter and spreader tool to extricate victims from crashed vehicles
What is the Jaws of Life
The verbal phrase you must loudly announce right before an AED delivers a shock
What is "clear"
This component makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen
This is the only continent on Earth that has never recorded a single tornado
What is Antartica
This straw-colored liquid makes up about 55% of human blood
What is plasma
This life-saving procedure involving chest compressions and rescue breaths is performed when a person's heart stops beating
What is CPR
This type of wound is characterized by jagged, irregular tears in the skin
What is a laceration
This closest planet to the Sun lacks any atmosphere or moons
What is Mercury
To officially be classified as a hurricane rather than a tropical storm, a system must reach sustained winds of at least this many miles per hour
What is 74mph
These are the most abundant formed elements in the blood, responsible for carrying oxygen
What are red blood cells
This life-threatening medical emergency occurs when the brain's blood supply is interrupted, often signaled by facial drooping or slurred speech
What is a stroke
A tight band applied to a limb to cut off blood flow when direct pressure fails to stop life-threatening bleeding
What is a tourniquet
This French military leader crowned himself Emperor in 1804
Who was Napoleon