Which term best describes the act of shifting one's body or sidestepping to avoid an attack?

• A. Evacuation care
• B. Follow through
• C. Evasion
• D. Flail chest

Answer: (C)

Evasion is the term that describes shifting your body or sidestepping to avoid an attack. It captures the idea of avoiding a strike by moving out of its path—stepping to the side, ducking, or pivoting away—so you’re no longer in danger. In correctional or self-defense training, using evasive movements helps create space, reduce the chance of being hit, and buy time to disengage or de-escalate. The other terms describe something different: flail chest is a chest-wall injury, evacuation care relates to care during emergency evacuation, and follow through means continuing a motion after it’s started rather than avoiding it.