Across
- 2. a common infection resulting in diarrhoea and vomiting, stomach cramps, fever, headache and muscle ache
- 5. a decrease in the effective circulating blood volume which leads to a state of inadequate tissue perfusion
- 9. the type of precautions taken when suspecting meningococcal disease
- 10. with the application of basic first aid this condition will usually cease after 10 minutes or 20 minutes in a hot environment but should still be transported to hospital if it is a result of trauma
- 11. a sudden attack of altered behaviour, consciousness, sensation or autonomic function produced by a transient disruption of brain function.
- 12. ------- crisis occurs when certain glands are unable to produce sufficient cortisol in response to major stress
- 13. a viral respiratory disease commonly seen in childhood resulting in airway obstruction with symptoms of a hoarse voice, barking cough and inspiratory stridor.
- 14. a type of primary headache
Down
- 1. a condition in which a person's airways become inflamed, narrow, swell and produce extra mucus making it difficult to breathe.
- 3. the bacterium involved in acute rheumatic fever- a mandatory reportable disease
- 4. when pts present with a bsl of or above this number and have signs of mod/severe dehydration paramedics must treat for hyperglycaemia
- 6. a symptom that may be caused by a vast array of medical conditions
- 7. abbreviation of a type of emergency hyperglycaemic condition
- 8. a type of seizure
- 11. a life-threatening condition where the body's response to infection injures its own tissues and organs
- 12. when a tooth is knocked out