front 1 Abrasion | back 1 When the top layers of skin get rubbed away, leaving a scrape or scratch. |
front 2 Automated external defibrillator (AED) | back 2 A medical device used to treat cardiac arrest. |
front 3 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | back 3 An illness that occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) gas. |
front 4 Cardiac Arrest | back 4 When changes in the normal electrical activity of the heart make it suddenly stop beating. |
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 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | back 6 Is a way to help a person who has stopped breathing, and whose heart may have stopped beating, to stay alive. |
front 7 Chest Compressions | back 7 When you 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 To express willingness or approval; agree. |
front 9 Defibrillation | back 9 The act of defibrillating the heart to treat the heart when it is not pushing blood because the heart muscle is not working in any pattern. |
front 10 Diabetic Emergency | back 10 Where their blood sugar becomes too high or too low. |
front 11 First Aid | back 11 Emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained. |
front 12 Good Samaritan Laws | back 12 Designed to protect citizens from liability if they break into a vehicle to rescue a person or pet in distress that is trapped inside. These laws are meant to encourage citizens to act without fear of retribution. |
front 13 Heimlich Maneuver | back 13 A method for forcing an object out the airway of a choking person that involves standing behind the person with arms wrapped about the person's waist and applying sudden upward pressure with the fist to the area directly above the navel. |
front 14 Laceration | back 14 A tear or opening in the skin caused by an injury. |
front 15 Puncture | back 15 To pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object. |
front 16 Rescue Breaths | back 16 A lifesaving procedure that is done when a child's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. |
front 17 Respiratory Arrest | back 17 If a pediatric patient is left in a state of respiratory distress too long, after a while, that will lead to complete respiratory arrest. |
front 18 Signals of a Heart Attack | back 18 Chest pain during activity. Fainting during exercise. Fast breathing. Fatigue. Lack of appetite. |
front 19 Seizures | back 19 The brain uses electrical signals, and if these go a little haywire, a person can have a seizure. |
front 20 Shock | back 20 To disturb suddenly, in a way that causes intense surprise, upset, or disgust. |
front 21 Tourniquets | back 21 A device (as a band of rubber) used to stop or slow bleeding or blood flow by compressing blood vessels. |