Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Across
  1. 2. The smallest branches of a vein
  2. 4. Nitroglycerin _______ blood vessels
  3. 6. Body's main artery
  4. 8. Buildup of calcium and cholesterol in the arteries
  5. 9. Most commonly used pulse point
  6. 11. Sick patients should be reassessed every _____ minutes
  7. 12. ______ ______ is the absence of a carotid pulse
  8. 14. Absence of all heart electrical activity
  9. 16. A ____ is felt when blood passes through an artery during systole
  10. 19. Upper chambers of the heart
  11. 20. Electrical impulses start at the SA _____
Down
  1. 1. Lower chambers of the heart
  2. 3. Aspirin is given in _____ tablets
  3. 5. Arteries that supply blood to heart muscle
  4. 7. Heart rhythm abnormalities
  5. 10. A(n) is weakness in the wall of a blood vessel
  6. 13. _____ is the constant flow of oxygenated blood to tissues
  7. 15. White blood cells help fight
  8. 17. Decreased blood flow to the heart
  9. 18. CPR must ____ while an AED is analyzing the heart rhythm