Chapter 58 key terms
Across
- 3. sudden cardiac arrest
- 5. abnormally low (hypo)body temperature (thermia)
- 7. ventricular fibrillation
- 9. Automated external defibrillator
- 11. is an injury to the body caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissue
- 13. is an emergency procedure performed when the heart and breathing stopped
- 16. violent and sudden contractions or tremors of mucles groups caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain also known as a convulsion
- 17. emergency medical services
Down
- 1. is a life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen
- 2. breathing stops but the heart action continues for several minutes
- 4. the emergency care given to an ill or injured person before medical help arrives
- 6. heart stops suddenly and without warning
- 8. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 10. the excessive loss (rrhage) of blood (hemo) in a short time
- 12. results when muscles and organs do not get enough blood
- 14. to revive from apparent death or unconsciousness using emergency measures
- 15. rapid response system