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First Aid Training Glossary

  • Ambulance - A vehicle used to transport sick or injured people with medical needs.
  • Amputation - Is the complete or partial severing of a limb and is extremely traumatic for the casualty.
  • Anaphylactic Shock - Anaphylaxis resulting in a collapse of the circulatory system and a dangerous decrease in blood pressure. Anaphylactic shock is a life-threatening reaction that requires immediate treatment.
  • Anaphylaxis (Allergic Reaction) - Is an extremely dangerous allergic reaction. The condition is caused by a massive over-reaction of the body's immune system.
  • Asthma - Is a condition caused by an allergic reaction in the lungs, often to substances such as dust, traffic fumes or animal hair.
  • Basic Life Support - A level of medical care provided by pre-hospital emergency medical services. Basic life support consists of essential non-invasive life-saving procedures, such as CPR, bleeding control, splinting broken bones, artificial ventilation, and basic airway management.
  • Blake Training - Our main areas of expertise are arboriculture and the food industry. However as a training provider we can offer a vast range of other courses relating to these areas. The training can be offered at our centre or at a site chosen by the client. We also offer First Aid Training Courses covering basic first aid training.
  • Breathing - is the process that moves air in and out of the lungs.
  • Broken Bone - A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone.
  • Bruising - To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
  • Burn - A burn is a type of injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction.
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - The emergency substitution of heart and lung action to restore life to someone who appears dead.
  • Cardio-respiratory System - The lungs, and heart and blood vessels in the body.
  • Chest Compressions - The act of pushing on the chest during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Chest compressions help push blood through the heart and surrounding blood vessels. One-way valves in the heart and veins keep blood from flowing backward.
  • Choking - Choking is the blocking of an airway due to a foreign object lodged in the throat or windpipe.
  • Crepitus - This is the feeling or sound of bone grating on bone if the broken ends rub on each other when the injury is moved about.
  • Cuts - Severed skin.
  • Diabetes - Is a condition suffered by a person who does not produce enough of a hormone called insulin.
  • Diarrhoea - Frequent and watery bowel movements (can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning).
  • Direct Pressure - Direct pressure is used when trying to address a wound.
  • Dressing - A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. A dressing should be sterile and just large enough to cover the wound.
  • Epileptic Seizure - An epileptic seizure, occasionally referred to as a fit, is defined as a transient symptom of "abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain".
  • FAST - Is a test you should carry out if you suspect someone has had a stroke. Facial Weakness, Arm Weakness, Speech Problems and Tim to call 999.
  • First Aid - Simple emergency medical care procedures intended for lay rescuers to perform before emergency medical professionals are available. Blake Training provide First Aid Training Courses.
  • First Aid Kit - A first aid kit is a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid, and can put together for the purpose (by an individual or organization, for instance), or purchased complete.
  • Fracture - A fracture is the (local) separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.
  • Frostbite - Damage to tissues from freezing due to the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the cells and leading to cell death.
  • Greenstick Fracture - Kids commonly get incomplete fractures known as greenstick fractures.
  • Heart - The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body.
  • Heart attack - The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery, one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle.
  • Heat exhaustion - A warning that the body is getting too hot.
  • Hematoma - Internal bleeding produced by a broken blood vessel causing a dome under the skin.
  • Inflammation - A reaction to injury that may include redness, heat and swelling.
  • Internal bleeding - Is bleeding occurring inside the body. It can be a serious medical emergency depending on where it occurs (e.g. brain, stomach, lungs), and can potentially cause death and cardiac arrest if proper medical treatment is not received quickly.
  • Jaw - The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw comes from the Anglo-Saxon ceowan meaning to chew.
  • Ketone bodies - Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat instead of the sugar glucose for energy.
  • Laceration - Irregular wounds caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue which lies over hard tissue, which causes tearing of the skin.
  • Ligament - A tough cord of tissue that connects bone to bone or cartilage to bone.
  • Medical Condition - A condition may also be a disease or a sign of a disease.
  • Moleskin - Soft material that reduces friction and protects skin.
  • Necrosis - A severe skin infection, which is common in crush injuries, burns, frostbite and infection.
  • Orthopedics - The branch of medicine dealing with bones and the skeleton.
  • Orthotics - The science and technology of braces for weak or injured joints and muscles.
  • Paramedic - A certified healthcare provider who is trained to treat and transport victims of emergencies. Paramedics provide advanced life support to victims.
  • Puncture - A wound caused by an object puncturing the skin.
  • Recover Position - The recovery position or coma position refers to one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, in to which an unconscious but breathing casualty can be placed as part of first aid treatment.
  • RSS - Repetitive Stress Syndrome, caused by any repetitive movement.
  • Resuscitation - The procedure of restoring to life, as in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  • Rupture - Tearing apart of a tissue.
  • S.E.E.P - Is a process to help the treatment of bleeding. Sit or lay, Examine, Elevate, Pressure.
  • Shock - Is a lack of oxygen to the tissues of the body, which is caused by a fall in blood volume or blood pressure.
  • Sprain - Any injury where fibers of a ligament are stretched or torn.
  • Strain - Any injury where a muscle or tendon is stretched or torn.
  • Stroke - A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain.
  • Sunburn - Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin that develops in response to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or from tanning beds and booths that emit UV radiation.
  • Swelling - An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
  • Tendon - The cord of fibrous tissue connecting a muscle with another part (e.g. bone).
  • Tendinitis - Inflammation of tendons or muscles around a joint.
  • Trauma - Any wound or injury to living tissue.
  • Unconsciousness - Is the condition of being not conscious—in a mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is a type of unconsciousness.
  • Vein - A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart: most veins carry low-oxygen blood.
  • Vomiting - is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.
  • Wound - A wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound).
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