Across
- 3. Research done by the American Red Cross indicates that heart diseases, or ______________ diseases, is the number 1 cause of death in the U.S.
- 6. Without ________ the muscle cells in the heart will die within 3-5 minutes.
- 7. Heart attacks occur when _______ ______ bringing oxygen to the heart is severely reduced or cut off completely.
- 10. Another name for a heart attack is a ________ infarction, or MI for short.
- 11. When a person's heart is in ________, it means their heart is not beating.
- 12. Stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Down
- 1. The process of plaque and fatty substance buildup in the heart arteries.
- 2. The most important muscle in the body, doing more work over a lifetime than any other.
- 4. A blocked _______ in the heart may cause a heart attack.
- 5. The most common heart disease in the United States, abbreviated as CAD.
- 8. The D in AED stands for ________.
- 9. The first thing you have to check for.