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- 2. also called hypoperfusion, a reduction of blood flow in the body, particularly the brain and heart
- 4. a psychological and emotional response to an overwhelming or distressing event that significantly disrupts a person's life
- 5. protection to caregivers who respond to emergency medical situations
- 7. a way to prioritize treatment
- 8. sudden and uncontrollable contraction of muscles that causes patients to become stiff
- 11. excessive bleeding
- 13. existing or occurring on the surface
- 15. an individual who can perform all of the basic emergency medical technician duties in addition to in-depth patient assessment and care; the highest level of an emergency medical technician.
- 17. a vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital
- 18. when skin and tissues beneath it freeze from exposure to extremely cold temperatures
- 19. bruise
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- 1. Emergency Medical Technician
- 3. when heat causes high blood pressure and a very high body temperature
- 6. when a patient has a body temperature lower than 95 degrees F
- 9. electrocardiogram
- 10. when a bone separates from a joint or is moved out of place in the joint
- 12. a situation when a person suddenly becomes ill or is injured and requires an immediate medical response
- 14. a stretch or tear in the tissues around a joint
- 16. a sterile covering for a wound or injury