Chapter 20

Question 1

Automated external defibrillators (AED)

Answer 1

Devices used for application of external electrical shock to restore normal cardiac rhythm and rate

Question 2

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 2

Artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for cardiac arrest or apparent sudden death

Question 3

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Answer 3

Condition with sudden onset caused by acute vascular lesions of the brain; often followed by permanent neurological damage

Question 4

Emergency

Answer 4

Unexpected or sudden occasion, urgent

Question 5

Epistaxis

Answer 5

Nosebleed

Question 6

Hemorrhage

Answer 6

Escape of blood from the vessels, bleeding

Question 7

Hyperglycemia

Answer 7

Abnormally increased concentration of glucose in the blood

Question 8

Hypoglycemia

Answer 8

Abnormally diminished concentration of glucose in the blood

Question 9

Lethargy

Answer 9

Abnormal drowsiness

Question 10

Nausea

Answer 10

Unpleasant sensation, usually goes to vomiting

Question 11

Pallor

Answer 11

Paleness

Question 12

Shock

Answer 12

General term that indicates a failure of the circulatory system

Question 13

Syncope

Answer 13

Temporary suspension of consciousness , faint

Question 14

Urticaria (hives)

Answer 14

Vascular reaction, usually transient, involving the upper dermis, representing localized edema caused by dilation and increased permeability of the capillaries

Question 15

Vertigo

Answer 15

Illusion of movement, room is spinning

Question 16

Vomiting

Answer 16

Forcible expulsion of the contents of stomach

Question 17

Wounds

Answer 17

Bodily injuries caused by physical means with disruption of the normal continuity of structures

Question 18

Wound dehiscence

Answer 18

Wound ruptured and insides come out