front 1 abrasion | back 1 a superficial rub or wearing off of the skin, usually caused by a scrape or a brush burn |
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 an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. |
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 |
front 9 Defibrillation | back 9 delivers an electrical shock across the chest |
front 10 Diabetic Emergency | back 10 blood sugar level becomes too high or 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 anyone who renders aid in an emergency to an injured or ill person |
front 13 Heimlich Maneuver | back 13 place a fist slightly above your navel. Grasp your fist with the other hand and bend over a hard surface. Shove your fist inward and upward. |
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 After every 30 chest compressions, give 2 rescue breaths |
front 17 Respiratory Arrest | back 17 the absence of breathing |
front 18 signs of a heart attack | back 18 Chest pain or discomfort; Shortness of breath; Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, back, arm, or shoulder; Feeling nauseous, light-headed, or unusually tired |
front 19 Seizures | back 19 Sudden, uncontrolled body movements and changes in behavior that occur because of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. |
front 20 shock | back 20 the body's response to a sudden drop in blood pressure. |
front 21 tourniquet | 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. |