First Aid and Injuries Vocab
Across
- 3. using PPE to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens
- 4. the bodies reaction to trauma--shutting down bloodflow to non-essential body parts.
- 7. hyperglycemia' body doesn't utilize/produce insulin correctly
- 8. how to stop a nosebleed
- 11. frozen flesh causing cells to die
- 12. Also, known as "Abdominal Thrusts--1st aid for choking
- 14. the heart's electrical signals are causing an irregular and possibly problematic pulse
- 15. blood flow to the brain is interrupted and causes numbness or paralysis
- 16. body is unable to cool itself leading to symptoms such as muscle cramps
- 19. the most primary way to stop bleeding
- 23. a broken bone
- 25. Call (800) 222-1222 for chemical illness
- 26. continuous spasming caused by an electrical disturbance in the brain
- 27. anytime a foreign object is inserted into flesh
Down
- 1. Internal body temperature is below 95degrees
- 2. when the heart stops
- 5. insulin shock, too little blood sugar
- 6. unsafe habit, unsafe action, unsafe situation
- 9. a bruise
- 10. stretched or partially torn muscle
- 13. caused by hyperthermia
- 14. Automated Electrical Defibrillator
- 17. the varying severity of a burn (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)
- 18. type of snakes that inject poison into prey
- 20. personal protective equipment such as gloves or eye protection
- 21. injury to the soft tissues of the joints(tendons, ligaments, cartilage.
- 22. allergic reaction that is life threatening
- 24. when measuring vitals, these are the most important