Across
- 1. An instrument issued by a court to authorize a person to take depositions
- 3. inhaling or breathing in
- 5. seizure experienced mostly by people with epilepsy
- 8. a legal duty to take action to prevent harm to another person
- 10. difficulty breathing due to something blocking the throat
- 14. a medical service that is able to provide help over the phone in case of exposure to poisonous substances
- 16. eating food or drinking
- 18. delivers a shock to fix the rhythm of the heart
- 19. keeping something secret or private
- 20. a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells
- 21. an acute allergic reaction to an antigen
- 22. help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available
- 24. used to stop bleeding
- 25. when the body is not getting enough blood flow
- 26. compression of a patient's chest
Down
- 1. the three c's
- 2. the Heimlich maneuver
- 4. irregular heartbeat
- 6. abnormally low body temperature
- 7. failure to perform an act agreed to
- 9. a failure to do something that you are legally responsible for
- 11. a device for stopping the flow of blood
- 12. concussion symptoms that last beyond the usual recovery period
- 13. perception of someone's environment
- 15. failure to take reasonable care to avoid causing injury or loss to another person
- 17. permission for something to happen
- 23. temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow on the head
- 27. Emergency medical services