Safety & Injury Prevention

4. A three-step emergency response: check the scene/person, call for help, and provide appropriate care.
5. A type of injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body that affects the brain.
7. An emergency technique using chest compressions and rescue breaths when someone is not breathing normally.
9. Injuries caused by things such as heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or friction.
11. A device used to deliver epinephrine during a severe allergic reaction.
13. The law that protects someone who provides emergency assistance in good faith.
14. The first person to arrive at an emergency and provide assistance.
15. Measurements such as pulse and breathing rate that give information about a person’s condition.
17. Abdominal actions used to help clear a choking person’s airway.

1. The assumption that an unconscious or seriously injured person would want emergency care.
2. Blows delivered between the shoulder blades to help clear the airway of a choking person.
3. A device that checks a person’s heart rhythm and can deliver a shock when needed.
6. The sequence of actions that can improve a person’s chance of survival during a cardiac emergency.
8. A treatment for certain sprains and strains that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
10. An injury involving a ligament being stretched or torn.
12. Precautions that involve treating blood and certain body fluids as potentially infectious.
16. An emergency situation in which a person’s airway is blocked and they cannot breathe normally.
18. An injury involving a muscle or tendon being stretched or torn.