Safety Cert Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time
  2. 4. A set of tools that you use for a simple medical treatment that is given as soon as possible.
  3. 6. A mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues.
  4. 7. How to use a fire extinguisher,pull,aim,squeeze,sweep
  5. 10. An emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing
  6. 12. The pulse felt in the upper arm inside the elbow
  7. 13. A break in the skin or mucous membrane
  8. 15. A complete blockage of the airway requiring immediate action
  9. 16. An injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.
  10. 17. The pulse felt at the wrist
  11. 18. The pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck
Down
  1. 1. The immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided
  2. 2. A burn involving all layers of the skin; characterized by the destruction of the epidermis and dermis, with damage or destruction of subcutaneous tissue
  3. 5. Automated external defibrillators,portable electronic device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
  4. 8. Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
  5. 9. A severe reaction that occurs when an allergen is introduced to the bloodstream of an allergic individual. Characterized by bronchoconstriction,labored breathing,widespread vasodilation, circulatory shock,and sometimes sudden death.
  6. 11. A burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn.
  7. 14. Actions that apply pressure to a choking person's stomach to force an object out of the throat
  8. 15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies, such as a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.