Across
- 3. Type of breath given in CPR
- 4. Emergency life-saving procedure (abbr.)
- 5. Vessel that returns blood to the heart.
- 6. Tiny blood vessel where exchange of substances occurs.
- 10. Waste gas exhaled from the lungs
- 12. Portable device that shocks the heart (abbr.)
- 14. Given to supply oxygen during CPR
- 15. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 16. Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 20. Airways must be kept _____ during CPR
- 21. CPR is started when a person is unconscious and this
- 23. The liquid component of blood.
- 24. Organs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
Down
- 1. Lower chamber of the heart (left and right).
- 2. The rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is propelled.
- 7. What you check on the wrist or neck
- 8. When the heart stops beating suddenly
- 9. Must be cleared before giving rescue breaths
- 11. Gas carried by red blood cells to body tissues
- 12. The largest artery in the body.
- 13. Prevents backflow of blood in the heart and veins.
- 17. Urgent situation requiring immediate action
- 18. The act of pressing the chest during CPR
- 19. Upper chamber of the heart (left and right).
- 22. Relating to the lungs
