First Aid
Across
- 4. the process of healing from injuries
- 5. the legal privacy given to a person
- 6. the state of insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body
- 10. awareness of the seriousness of the situation. Meaning, you know the dangers of what has happened and you are cautious when entering the scene.
- 13. an emergency procedure that involves chest compressions and artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function
- 16. control who you call when you are experiencing symptoms of poison
- 18. the three C's in the order that they should be performed at a scene where a person is injured.
- 20. a legal duty requiring someone to take necessary action to prevent harm to another person.
- 21. the person who is being treated, or has been harmed
- 24. a sudden electrical disturbance in the brain
- 25. a task or matter entrusted to one as the agent for another
- 29. the damage to the skin through to scraping or wearing away
- 30. a portable device that diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation
Down
- 1. A brain injury caused by a blow to the head
- 2. failing to fulfill one's job
- 3. a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it produces heat which causes a dangerously low body temperature.
- 7. being neglected, or left out
- 8. repeated compression of a patient's chest that can help to restore the blood circulation and breathing of a person who has suffered from cardiac arrest.
- 9. a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
- 11. airway, breathing, and CPR (a synonym for first-aid)
- 12. failure to care for something properly
- 14. giving permission to do something
- 15. first immediate care given to someone who has been injured
- 17. symptoms that occur after a concussion
- 18. the inability to breathe caused by a blockage in the throat or windpipe
- 19. a first-aid procedure that's used to treat airway obstructions in the upper body
- 20. putting pressure directly down on the wound to stop pain/blood flow.
- 22. an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure or other heart-related complications
- 23. when a seizure occurs in just one specific area
- 26. a device that's used to apply pressure to a limb in order to limit the flow of blood.
- 27. the state of swallowing/eating food/water or another substance
- 28. breathing something in