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- 3. A sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time
- 4. A set of tools that you use for a simple medical treatment that is given as soon as possible.
- 6. A mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues.
- 7. How to use a fire extinguisher,pull,aim,squeeze,sweep
- 10. An emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing
- 12. The pulse felt in the upper arm inside the elbow
- 13. A break in the skin or mucous membrane
- 15. A complete blockage of the airway requiring immediate action
- 16. An injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.
- 17. The pulse felt at the wrist
- 18. The pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck
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- 1. The immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided
- 2. A burn involving all layers of the skin; characterized by the destruction of the epidermis and dermis, with damage or destruction of subcutaneous tissue
- 5. Automated external defibrillators,portable electronic device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
- 8. Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
- 9. A severe reaction that occurs when an allergen is introduced to the bloodstream of an allergic individual. Characterized by bronchoconstriction,labored breathing,widespread vasodilation, circulatory shock,and sometimes sudden death.
- 11. A burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn.
- 14. Actions that apply pressure to a choking person's stomach to force an object out of the throat
- 15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies, such as a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.