Across
- 2. As a healthcare worker, some of your priorities during a medical emergency is to ensure an ____ ____ and prevent____.
- 5. What term is used for when an artery becomes block by an embolus and the the heart muscle distal to the embolism dies?
- 7. What type of shock results from a severe loss of blood?
- 8. What is one sign that a patient is having a serious reaction?
- 11. Excessive insulin in the blood/low blood glucose levels is a condition known as what?
- 12. Of the four types of shock, which one is a radiologic technologist most likely to encounter?
- 14. Using the acronym BEFAST, what is one sign of a stroke?
- 15. What is your patient’s level of consciousness if they do not respond to any stimuli?
- 17. What is the first think you should do when a patient with a head injury is deteriorating?
Down
- 1. This device is used to restore a normal cardiac rhythm.
- 3. What are 2 signs that indicate a patient’s status is deteriorating due to a head injury?
- 4. What are 2 signs that indicate a patient’s status is deteriorating due to a head injury?
- 6. What type of shock is caused by spinal anesthesia or damage to the upper spinal cord?
- 9. What level of alertness is a person who is alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation?
- 10. What type of shock is caused by cardiac disorders including myocardial infarction.
- 11. What condition can lead to insulin shock if not treated?
- 13. What is another name for anaphylactic shock?
- 16. Consciousness level is reported to be ____________________ when a patient responds to loud speaking or gentle physical contact.