Chapter 20 Medical Emergencies
Across
- 3. sensation or motor phenomenon that precedes and marks the onset of paroxysmal attack
- 4. bodily injuries caused by physical means
- 8. abnormal drowsiness or stupor, condition of indifference
- 10. cpr, substitution of heart and lung action
- 11. profound hemodynamic and metabolic disturbance, failure of circulatory system to maintain organ function
- 14. unpleasant sensation, epigastrium and abdomen culminating in vomit
- 15. illusion of movement, as if world is revolving around the pt
- 18. disorganized cardiac rhythm
- 19. temporary suspension of consciousness, faint
- 20. sudden stop of cardiac output and circulation
Down
- 1. stroke or heart attack, caused by acute vascular lesions of the brain
- 2. diminished glucose in the blood
- 3. device used for electrical shock to restore normal cardiac rhythms
- 5. vascular reaction, involves upper dermis; hives
- 6. forcible expulsion of the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- 7. paleness, absence of skin color
- 9. nosebleed, hemorrhage from nose
- 12. increased glucose in the blood
- 13. seperation of the layers of a surgical wound, partial, superficial only or complete
- 16. escape of blood from the vessels
- 17. sudden occasion , urgent or pressing need