front 1 Abrasion | back 1 the surface layers of the skin has been broken |
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 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. |
front 4 Cardiac Arrest | back 4 when the heart stops beating suddenly |
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 |
front 6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | back 6 An emergency procedure used to restart a person's heartbeat and breathing after one or both have stopped |
front 7 Chest Compressions | back 7 use your hands to push down hard and fast in a specific way on the person's chest. Compressions are the most important step in CPR. |
front 8 Consent | back 8 It means that you agree to having the specific treatment that your healthcare provider recommends |
front 9 Defibrillation | back 9 Defibrillation is the use of an electrical current to help your heart return to a normal rhythm |
front 10 Diabetic Emergency | back 10 Sometimes those who have diabetes may have a diabetic emergency, where their blood sugar level becomes too high or too low |
front 11 First Aid | back 11 medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred |
front 12 Good Samaritan Laws | back 12 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 13 Heimlich Maneuver | back 13 used to treat upper airway obstructions caused by foreign bodies |
front 14 Laceration | back 14 a wound that is produced by the tearing of soft body tissue |
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 first-aid technique a person can use on someone who has stopped breathing |
front 17 Respiratory Arrest | back 17 Respiratory arrest occurs when breathing stops |
front 18 Signals of a Heart Attack | back 18 Chest pain that may feel like pressure, tightness, pain, squeezing or
aching. |
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. |
front 20 Shock | back 20 a critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body |
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 |