Protocol 13: Diabetic Emergencies

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Across
  1. 2. "Is that _____?" Is an approved non leading clarifier used to verify what the caller said.
  2. 3. The _____ of an unconscious patient must constantly be maintained.
  3. 4. Is a type of diabetes that only develops during pregnancy.
  4. 6. Is a diagnosis that EMD's may accept at face value because of it's high degree of accuracy.
  5. 7. The EMD should ____ disconnect with the caller if the condition of the patient seems unstable or is worsening.
  6. 9. ______, tell me exactly what happened?
  7. 11. Low Blood Sugar.
  8. 13. A significant potential for error is to confuse alcohol ______ with low blood sugar from too much insulin.
  9. 15. An early sign of abnormal behavior in a patient with low blood sugar agitation and ________.
  10. 16. High blood sugar.
Down
  1. 1. Diabetic ______ is the pre-coma state resulting from insufficient insulin.
  2. 2. Diabetic ____ is a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused.
  3. 5. Nerve Damage from Diabetes.
  4. 8. One of the simplest forms of sugar.
  5. 10. EMD's should ___ "nothing to eat or drink" for the alert patient with a Diabetic Problem.
  6. 12. A blood glucose check if a person has not eaten for 8-12 hours (usually overnight.)
  7. 14. A drug that maybe used ONLY if the patient is functionally alert and if their doctor has instructed them to do so in these situations.