| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anogenital distance | distance between the area of the vulva or penis and the rectum by which gender can be determined |
| aspiration | swallowing food that enters the lung field |
| bandage | covering applied to a wound, fracture, or area of injury to prevent movement |
| bandage scissors | scissors with an angled blunt end used to carefully remove a bandage from an animal |
| crash cart | movable table that holds emerency equipment and supplies that is easily accessible during a serious patient condition |
| diluent | liquid mixture of a vaccine |
| emergency | situation that requires immediate life saving measures |
| force feeding | placing food within a patients mouth and forcing it to swallow |
| hospital treatment board | area in the facility where hospitalized patients are listed along with the skills that are to be completed on them |
| nasogastric tube | tube passed through nostrils into the stomach to force feed a patient |
| neck band | paper or plastic strip placed around the animal's neck that identifies the animal |
| observation | watching and noting an animal's behavior while hospitalized |
| primary bandage layer | first bandage layer that acts as padding |
| secondary bandage layer | holds the first layer in place |
| stirrups | pieces of tape at the end of a bandage on a limb that holds the bandage in place and prevents slipping |
| tertiary bandage layer | third bandage layer that acts as a protective covering |
