front 1 Abrasion | back 1 An abrasion is a partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin. |
front 2 Automated external defibrillator (AED) | back 2 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. |
front 3 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | back 3 occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in the blood |
front 4 Cardiac Arrest | back 4 when the heart stops beating suddenly |
front 5 Cardiac Chain of Survival | back 5 early recognition and activation of the emergency response system, early CPR, rapid defibrillation, and advanced life support. |
front 6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | back 6 used in an emergency if someone is not breathing normally, or their heart has stopped (cardiac arrest) |
front 7 Chest Compressions | back 7 use your hands to push down hard and fast in a specific way on the person's chest. |
front 8 Consent | back 8 permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. |
front 9 Defibrillation | back 9 the stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm. |
front 10 Diabetic Emergency | back 10 the person's blood sugar levels become too low |
front 11 First Aid | back 11 help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available. |
front 12 Good Samaritan Laws | back 12 offers legal protection to individuals who render aid to any injured person |
front 13 Heimlich Maneuver | back 13 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. |
front 14 Laceration | back 14 skin wound |
front 15 Puncture | back 15 a wound made by a pointed object such as a nail, knife, or sharp tooth |
front 16 Rescue Breaths | back 16 a type of first aid that's given to people who have stopped breathing |
front 17 Respiratory Arrest | back 17 a serious medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body |
front 18 Signals of a Heart Attack | back 18 pain, pallor, pulse, paresthesia, and paralysis. |
front 19 Seizures | back 19 A seizure is a burst of 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. Seizures are not all alike. |
front 20 Shock | back 20 the body's response to a sudden drop in blood pressure |
front 21 Tourniquets | back 21 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 |