Across
- 12. line of questioning for the patient assessment
- 14. symptoms that caused a patient to seek medical attention
- 16. medical instrument for listening to someone's breathing
- 19. very rapid and irregular contractions of the heart
- 20. when the heart stops beating
- 21. rapid heartbeat that starts in the lower chambers of the heart
- 22. medical condition with yellowing
- 23. measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats
- 24. chain of events that must occur to maximize the chances of someone surviving cardiac arrest
- 25. inclination to proceed in a certain direction or at a certain rate
- 28. abnormal breathing categorized by shallow and gasping breaths, typically occuring after cardiac arrest
- 29. bluish or purplish discoloration
- 33. lifesaving procedure performed when patient stops breathing
- 34. process of using one's hands to check the body
- 35. prehospital emergency care
- 36. pressure of blood as it passes through the circulatory system
- 37. a single breath
- 38. listening to the sounds of the body in a physical exam
Down
- 1. type of care given to patients experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory or airway distress
- 2. applying pressure to someone's chest in order to help blood flow to the heart
- 3. method for detecting changes in blood flow
- 4. a type of irregular heart rhythm that affects the lower chambers
- 5. set of information physicians collect over medical interviews with a patient
- 6. the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats
- 7. patient's appearance and general behavior
- 8. electrical device used to shock heart back into beating
- 9. the use of an electrical current to help the heart return to a normal rhythm
- 10. the amount of energy or O2 consumption needed by the body
- 11. measurements of the body's most basic functions
- 13. having the power to increase sweating
- 15. the first set of vitals obtained from a patient
- 17. anything that is observable
- 18. rhythmical throbbing of arteries as blood passed through them
- 26. the passage of blood
- 27. acronym to remember key questions for a medical assessment
- 30. no electrical activity in the heart
- 31. patients under the age of 18/kids
- 32. physical/mental feature regarded as an indication of a condition or disease