VITAL SIGNS
Across
- 2. DIFFICULT OR LABOURED BREATHING.
- 4. REFLECTS LATERAL PRESSURE OF BLOOD AGAINST THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES.
- 6. RHYTHMIC EXPANSION AND RECOIL OF ARTERIES RESULTING FROM HEART CONTRACTIONS AND CAN BE FELT OUTSIDE THE BODY
- 7. BALANCE BETWEEN BODY S PRODUCTION AND LOSS OF HEAT
- 8. ABNORMALLY RAPID ACTION OF THE HEART RESULTING IN INCREASED PULSE.
- 9. A RISE OF BODY TEMPERATURE ABOVE 37.2
Down
- 1. RAPID SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS.
- 3. MOVEMENT OF AIR IN AND OUT OF THE LUNGS
- 5. ABNORMALLY LOW RATE OF HEART CONTRACTIONS RESULTING IN SLOW PULSE.
- 10. SCORING USED TO MAKE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN PATIENTS CONDITION.