15 - Emergency

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Across
  1. 2. also called hypoperfusion, a reduction of blood flow in the body, particularly the brain and heart
  2. 4. a psychological and emotional response to an overwhelming or distressing event that significantly disrupts a person's life
  3. 5. protection to caregivers who respond to emergency medical situations
  4. 7. a way to prioritize treatment
  5. 8. sudden and uncontrollable contraction of muscles that causes patients to become stiff
  6. 11. excessive bleeding
  7. 13. existing or occurring on the surface
  8. 15. an individual who can perform all of the basic emergency medical technician duties in addition to in-depth patient assessment and care; the highest level of an emergency medical technician.
  9. 17. a vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital
  10. 18. when skin and tissues beneath it freeze from exposure to extremely cold temperatures
  11. 19. bruise
Down
  1. 1. Emergency Medical Technician
  2. 3. when heat causes high blood pressure and a very high body temperature
  3. 6. when a patient has a body temperature lower than 95 degrees F
  4. 9. electrocardiogram
  5. 10. when a bone separates from a joint or is moved out of place in the joint
  6. 12. a situation when a person suddenly becomes ill or is injured and requires an immediate medical response
  7. 14. a stretch or tear in the tissues around a joint
  8. 16. a sterile covering for a wound or injury