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CPR Vocab

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Abrasion

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the process of scraping or wearing something away.

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Automated external defibrillator

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a medical device designed to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims of ventricular fibrillation to restore the heart rhythm to normal.

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in the blood

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Cardiac Arrest

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when the heart stops beating suddenly

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Cardiac Chain of Survival

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early recognition and activation of the emergency response system, early CPR, rapid defibrillation, and advanced life support.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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a medical procedure involving repeated compression of a patient's chest, performed in an attempt to restore the blood circulation and breathing of a person who has suffered cardiac arrest.

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Chest Compressions

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use your hands to push down hard and fast in a specific way on the person's chest.

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Consent

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permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

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Defibrillation

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use of an electrical current to help your heart return to a normal rhythm when a potentially fatal arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) is happening in your heart's lower chambers (ventricles).

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Diabetic Emergency

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Low blood sugar, also called hypoglycemia, and high blood sugar, also called hyperglycemia

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First Aid

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help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.

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Good Samaritan Laws

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Good Samaritan laws provide liability protection against "ordinary negligence,"

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Heimlich Maneuver

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a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on the abdomen, between the navel and the rib cage.

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Laceration

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a skin wound.

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Puncture

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a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air.

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Rescue Breaths

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a type of first aid that's given to people who have stopped breathing

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Respiratory Arrest

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the absence of breathing.

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Signals of a Heart Attack

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  • Chest pain that may feel like pressure, tightness, pain, squeezing or aching.
  • Pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck, jaw, teeth or sometimes the upper belly.
  • Cold sweat.
  • Fatigue.
  • Heartburn or indigestion.
  • Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness.
  • Nausea.
  • Shortness of breath.

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Seizures

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uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells (also called neurons or nerve cells) that causes temporary abnormalities in muscle tone or movements (stiffness, twitching or limpness), behaviors, sensations or states of awareness

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Shock

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a critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body

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Tourniquets

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A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time