Standard 11.0 Vocabulary Terms

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  1. 1. A device for measuring the concentration of the glucose level in the blood.
  2. 5. The amount of pressure in your arteries when your heart is between contractions.
  3. 10. An instrument for listening to someone’s heart beat or assess their breathing.
  4. 11. A sudden stop in the effective blood flow due to the failure of the heart.
  5. 12. The amount of pressure in your arteries during contraction of your heart muscle.
  6. 14. A medication that can stop the effects of an opioid. When a person is overdosing on an opioid, breathing can slow down to a fatal rate or stop completely. This medication can help reverse the effects.
  7. 15. A treatment for someone that is suffering from a life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmia.
  8. 16. The cessation of breathing
  9. 18. Automated External Defibrillator is a device use to attempt to place someone’s heart back into a normal rhythm.
  10. 19. Emergency Department, also known as the Emergency Room, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine and the acute care of patients.
  11. 20. Emergency Medical Technician provides basic life support skills such as monitoring vitals, administering oxygen, first aid, and CPR
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  1. 2. An instrument for measuring blood pressure.
  2. 3. Emergency Medical Services, a coordinated network of professionals whose function is to provide a variety of medical services, such as pre-hospital medical and trauma care and transportation for those in need of emergency care.
  3. 4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions with artificial ventilation in an effort to preserve brain function until further measures are taken to restore blood circulation and breathing functions in a person that has suffered cardiac arrest.
  4. 6. Emergency Medical Technician that, in addition to the same duties of an EMT Basic, provides advanced life support skills such as advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, and drug administration.
  5. 7. Signs – The four main vital signs are body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
  6. 8. Caused by apnea due to the failure of the lungs to function effectively.
  7. 9. An instrument for measuring the percentage of oxygen that is in the bloodstream.
  8. 13. Emergency Medical Services are provided by a non-government entity, such as a hospital. The organization can be for-profit or non-profit.
  9. 17. Emergency Medical Services that are provided by a city, county, or other government entity.