Medical Terminology
Across
- 6. Fainting
- 7. A state of abnormally low internal body temperature
- 10. Abbr. Dead on Arrival
- 14. Swelling
- 15. relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration.
- 16. Abbr. Do Not Resuscitate
- 19. A partial or full blocking of the airway. An airway may be obstructed by the tongue, foreign bodies, swelling, trauma, and some infections.
- 21. Zone A secured area for landing emergency aircraft.
- 23. Abbr. Estimation of the time a responder or person may arrive at their destination.
- 24. A portable device which has the ability to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electrical shock (when necessary) to restore the heart to a normal rhythm.
- 26. Cessation of breathing due to a failure of the lungs to effectively function.
- 27. The abrupt loss of effective heart function.
- 28. Low blood pressure
Down
- 1. Pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels.
- 2. The measure of a person’s responsiveness to stimuli and arousability. Also used to reference loss of consciousness (e.g., “patient denies LOC”).
- 3. A state of abnormally high internal body temperature
- 4. A cut or tear of the skin or flesh.
- 5. Abbr. Wound caused by a gun shot.
- 7. An emergency technique that utilizes upward thrusts just below the rib cage, to force air from the lungs and up through the trachea in an attempt to dislodge a foreign body from a choking person’s airway.
- 8. An excessive and/or dangerous dose of a drug, whether intentional or accidental.
- 9. Of or pertaining to the heart.
- 11. Abbr. An interruption or severe reduction of oxygen-rich blood supply to a part of the brain. Commonly referred to as a stroke.
- 12. Abbr. A technique which utilizes rescue breathing and chest compressions when a patient has suffered from cardiac arrest.
- 13. A sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that typically affects how a person acts or feels for a short time. Symptoms may range from dramatic shaking to barely noticable.
- 17. An apparatus used to administer a fluid into a vein.
- 18. High blood pressure
- 20. A person whose body is unable to regulate blood sugar. Some symptoms may mimic those of intoxication.
- 22. Measurements of the body’s most basic functions. Blood pressure, heart rate (pulse), respiratory rate, and body temperature are the four main vital signs routinely obtained by responders. Vital signs are measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person’s physical condition, and are very useful in monitoring or detecting medical issues.
- 25. Intoxication from ethyl alcohol