Across
- 1. directives legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves
- 4. care care given to people who have serious diseases or who are dying that emphasizes relieving pain, controlling symptoms, and preventing side effects
- 6. Information information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells; also called signs
- 10. the knowledge of right and wrong
- 11. a condition that occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply
- 14. a broken bone
- 16. a physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior
- 18. aid emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency
- 19. infarction a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because blood flow to the heart is blocked; also called heart attack
- 22. communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds
- 24. mechanics the way the parts of the body work together when a person moves
- 25. purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone
- 26. of command the line of authority within a facility or agency
- 27. the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying
- 28. walking
- 29. signs measurements—temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pain level— that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body
- 30. the state of being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts
- 31. prejudice
- 34. difficulty breathing
- 35. mortis the Latin term for the temporary condition after death in which the muscles in the body become stiff and rigid
- 39. first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle
- 40. a serious condition resulting from inadequate fluid in the body
- 41. a nosebleed
- 42. skin that is blue or gray
Down
- 2. the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person
- 3. second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests
- 5. the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use
- 7. point in the body where the most weight is concentrated
- 8. rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety
- 9. the intentional touching of a person without his or her consent
- 12. care a type of care that involves caring for the whole person—the mind as well as the body
- 13. of daily living (ADLs) personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and nails, eating, drinking, walking, transferring, and elimination
- 15. the study of health, wellness, and disease later in life
- 17. pulse the pulse located on the inside of the wrist, where the radial artery runs just beneath the skin
- 20. illness a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
- 21. contagious
- 23. with the feelings of others
- 32. a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed
- 33. the loss of ability to move all or part of the body, which often includes loss of feeling in the affected area
- 36. pulse the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
- 37. contact a way of transmitting pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions
- 38. poor nutrition due to improper diet
