front 1 Abrasion | back 1 the process of scraping or wearing something away. |
front 2 Automated external defibrillator (AED) | back 2 a portable, computerized medical device that analyzes a person's heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock if needed to correct life-threatening arrhythmias like ventricular fibrillation. |
front 3 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | back 3 life-threatening emergency caused by inhaling carbon monoxide gas, a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas produced by incomplete fuel combustion |
front 4 Cardiac Arrest | back 4 a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of the function of the heart |
front 5 Cardiac Chain of Survival | back 5 a sequence of critical steps that, when performed in a timely and efficient manner, increases the chance of survival from cardiac arrest |
front 6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | back 6 a critical emergency procedure used during cardiac arrest to sustain blood circulation and oxygen delivery to essential organs until normal heart function can be restored |
front 7 Chest Compressions | back 7 Compressions means you 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 a medical procedure that uses an electrical current to stop a life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythm and restore the heart's normal, coordinated beat |
front 10 Diabetic Emergency | back 10 a serious, life-threatening condition caused by extremely low or high blood sugar levels, leading to symptoms like confusion, seizures, coma, or a fruity breath odor |
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 protect bystanders who provide care in an emergency situation (such as at the scene of an accident) from civil liability in the event some aspect of the emergency care goes wrong |
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 a torn or ragged wound, often caused by trauma, where the skin and underlying tissues are cut or ripped. |
front 15 Puncture | back 15 when something gets a hole from another things. |
front 16 Rescue Breaths | back 16 a first-aid procedure that involves manually providing oxygen to a person who is not breathing normally but has a pulse |
front 17 Respiratory Arrest | back 17 The cessation of breathing, where the chest no longer rises and falls, but the heart is still beating. |
front 18 Signals of a Heart Attack | back 18 signs of chest pain or discomfort, upper body pain, shortness of breath, and other symptoms like cold sweats, dizziness, or nausea |
front 19 Seizures | back 19 a temporary, involuntary change in body movement, function, sensation, awareness, or behavior caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain |
front 20 Shock | back 20 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 21 Tourniquets | back 21
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