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Across
  1. 6. An imaginary line through the middle of the clavicle that extends vertically.
  2. 8. Narrowed or constricted.
  3. 9. Excessive sweating.
  4. 13. Listening to body sounds (heart, lung, digestive tract) using a stethoscope.
  5. 15. Fainting.
  6. 16. Death of tissue due to a lack of oxygenation, usually due to a blockage in circulation.
Down
  1. 1. State of quivering with no organized contraction.
  2. 2. Decrease in oxygenation of tissues due to poor blood flow.
  3. 3. Skin, lips, toes or fingers turning blue or discolored.
  4. 4. Rapid heart rate.
  5. 5. Wires that conduct electrical impulses from electrodes to an EKG machine.
  6. 7. Between the ribs.
  7. 10. A section or part of the electrical activity produced by the heart and recorded on the EKG tracing.
  8. 11. Sensor placed on the skin that interfaces between the heart and an EKG machine.
  9. 12. Rapid wavelike contractions.
  10. 14. An electrically neutral area on the EKG when the heart is at rest; establishing a pattern for comparison across time.