HEALTH TERMS
Across
- 5. Open hand on upper back- using heel of hand.
- 7. To injure or weaken a muscle, tendon, etc. by overexertion
- 8. Delivers an electric shock through the chest to return heart rate back to normal
- 9. 5 back blows -> 5 abdominal thrusts -> repeat until change
- 10. The body's natural response to a sudden drop in blood pressure that narrows blood vessels in the hands and feet.
- 12. Losing consciousness for a short time because of insufficient oxygen to the brain.
- 14. Pinch their nose if breathing barrier doesn't cover their nose- getting unconscious person oxygen.
- 15. Sudden uncontrolled body movements and change in behavior due to abnormal brain activity.
- 17. Injury where the fractured bone causes an open wound or break in the skin.
Down
- 1. Bulging area in the wall of the blood vessel that results in an abnormal widening or ballooning of the vessel’s normal diameter.
- 2. Injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed.
- 3. Find belly button, put closed fist above it- five inward and upward motions.
- 4. 30 chest compressions -> 2 rescue breaths -> 5 cycles / 2 minutes
- 6. A fracture in which the skin remains intact.
- 11. Temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head.
- 13. The result of a wrench or twist of the ligaments of a joint.
- 16. When blood supply to part of the brain is either blocked or reduced.