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- 4. A three-step emergency response: check the scene/person, call for help, and provide appropriate care.
- 5. A type of injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body that affects the brain.
- 7. An emergency technique using chest compressions and rescue breaths when someone is not breathing normally.
- 9. Injuries caused by things such as heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or friction.
- 11. A device used to deliver epinephrine during a severe allergic reaction.
- 13. The law that protects someone who provides emergency assistance in good faith.
- 14. The first person to arrive at an emergency and provide assistance.
- 15. Measurements such as pulse and breathing rate that give information about a person’s condition.
- 17. Abdominal actions used to help clear a choking person’s airway.
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- 1. The assumption that an unconscious or seriously injured person would want emergency care.
- 2. Blows delivered between the shoulder blades to help clear the airway of a choking person.
- 3. A device that checks a person’s heart rhythm and can deliver a shock when needed.
- 6. The sequence of actions that can improve a person’s chance of survival during a cardiac emergency.
- 8. A treatment for certain sprains and strains that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
- 10. An injury involving a ligament being stretched or torn.
- 12. Precautions that involve treating blood and certain body fluids as potentially infectious.
- 16. An emergency situation in which a person’s airway is blocked and they cannot breathe normally.
- 18. An injury involving a muscle or tendon being stretched or torn.