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CPR/FA/AED notes

front 1 Abrasion	back 1 the process of scraping or wearing something away.
front 2 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. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air, the body replaces the oxygen in the red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This can lead to serious tissue damage, or even death. Carbon monoxide is gas that has no odor, taste or color.A
front 4 Cardiac arrest	back 4 when the heart stops beating suddenly. The lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs can cause a person to lose consciousness, become disabled or die if not treated immediately. If a loved one experiences symptoms of cardiac arrest, call 911 immediately.

front 5 Cardiac chain of survival	back 5 the chain of events that must occur in rapid succession to maximize the chances of survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
front 6 Chest Compressions	back 6 the act of applying pressure to someone's chest in order to help blood flow through the heart in an emergency situation
front 7 Consent	back 7 permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
front 8 Defillibration	back 8 the stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.

front 9 Diabatic Emergency	back 9 In most cases, the person's blood sugar levels become too low.
front 10 First aid	back 10 help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
front 11 Good Samaritan Law	back 11 offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated
front 12 Heimlich Maneuver	back 12 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 13 Laceration	back 13 a wound that is produced by the tearing of soft body tissue.
front 14 puncture	back 14 a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air.
front 15 Rescue breaths	back 15 Rescue breathing is a potentially lifesaving technique. Rescue breathing involves exhaling into the airway and lungs of a person who has stopped breathing
front 16 respiratory arrest	back 16 serious medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body.

front 17 Signals of a heart attack	back 17 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.
front 18 Seizures	back 18 Sudden, uncontrolled body movements and changes in behavior that occur because of abnormal electrical activity in the brain
front 19 Shock	back 19 .an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, bacterial infection, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils.
front 20 Tourniquets	back 20 a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.