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A systems-thinking mindset can help us better deal with complex decision-making situations. Key themes related to this approach include such terms as interconnectedness, synthesis, emergence, feedback loops, causality, and systems mapping. Select at least two of these terms, define them, and provide disaster and emergency management examples to illustrate them.

Cuts from an animal or human bite do not require medical care.

An avulsion is an injury in which the skin is torn completely loose or hanging as a flap.

An amputated extremity can never be successfully replanted.

Cuts over a joint don’t need medical care.

Regardless of the type of bleeding, or the type of wound, the first aid is still the same. First and foremost, you must control the bleeding.

Vomited blood may be bright red or dark red, or look like coffee grounds.

Capillary bleeding initially spurts several feet from the wound.

An AED is an electronic device that analyzes the heart rhythm and, if necessary, recommends the operator deliver an electric shock, known as defibrillation. to the heart of a person in cardiac arrest.

The heart is an organ with four hollow chambers.