1st aid/ CPR Flashcards

1
Q

The immediate care that you give a person with an illness or injury before rescuers with more advanced training arrive and take over

A

1st Aid

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2
Q

Kit that contains supplies for common emergencies

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1st Aid Kit

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3
Q

Most important actions needed to treat life threatening emergencies

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Chain of survival

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4
Q

When food or another object gets stuck in the airway of the throat

A

Choking

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5
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A self-injectable pen full of epinephrine that stops allergic reactions

A

Epinephrine pen

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6
Q

A short period of time when a person briefly stops responding and then seems fine

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Fainting

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7
Q

A disease that affects the levels of sugar in the blood

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Diabetes

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8
Q

When blood stops flowing to the brain

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Stroke

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9
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An abnormal electrical activity in the brain

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Seizure

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10
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When a person feels weak, faint, or dizzy because of blood loss

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Shock

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11
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Material used to protect or cover an injured body part

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Bandage

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12
Q

Carries messages between the brain and the body

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Spinal cord

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13
Q

Injuries that can be caused by contact with heat, chemicals or electricity

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Burns

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14
Q

Found on animals in wooded areas, some carry disease

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Ticks

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15
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Painful muscle spasms, most often in the calves, arms, stomach, and back

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Heat cramps

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16
Q

A serious condition that often turns to heat stroke caused by exercising in heat

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Heat exhaustion

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17
Q

Very serious condition, life threatening

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Heat stroke

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18
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Occurs when body temperature falls, can cause death

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Hypothermia

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19
Q

Anything someone swallows, breathes, gets in the eyes, or on skin that causes sickness or death

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Poison

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20
Q

Pushing on the chest and giving breaths

A

CPR

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21
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Pulm/o, pulmon/o

22
Q

Cardi/o, card/o

23
Q

Vascul/o

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Blood vessel, little vessel

24
Q

-ary

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Pertaining to

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Ventricul/o
Small chamber
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Spir/o
To breathe
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-ion
State or condition
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Emet/o
Vomit
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-ic
Pertaining to
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Apoplect/o
A stroke
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Asthmat/o
Gasping, choking
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Brady-
Slow
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Tachy-
Fast, rapid
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Circulat/o
Circulate, go around in a circle
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Expiro/o, expirat/o
Breathe out
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Mydocardi/o
Mydocardium, heart muscle
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Stern/o
Sternum, breastbone
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CDC
Calculated date of confinement; centers for disease control and prevention
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AHA
American Heart Association
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SOB
Shortness of breath
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AED
Automated external defibrillator
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ACVD
Acute cardiovascular disease
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CHB
Complete heart block
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HBP
High blood pressure
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PPE
Personal protective equipment
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EMS
Early morning specimen; electromagnetic spectrum
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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MSDS
Material safety data sheet
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CAD
Computer assisted diagnosis; coronary artery disease
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DNR
Do not resuscitate
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HBV
Hepatitis B virus