Across
- 1. this position places the patient on their left side
- 5. this is the pulse in the neck that is used in CPR
- 8. absence of breathing
- 9. never place the patient in this position until the provider is in the room
- 11. an instantaneous tympanic membrane thermometer is called
- 12. the common place to take a patients pulse
- 15. the bottom number in blood pressure
- 16. the part of the brain that regulates temperature
- 19. a blood pressure reading of 128/84 is considered
- 20. an elevated body temperature higher than 99.5
Down
- 2. the process of measuring
- 3. slow breathing, less than 12 per minute
- 4. the most accurate method of taking body temperature
- 6. fast breathing is called
- 7. a low oxygen level is referred to as
- 10. a fast heartrate higher than 100 BPM
- 13. this clips on the end of the finger and measures pulse and oxygen
- 14. difficult or labored breathing
- 17. the top number in blood pressure
- 18. force and strength of the pulse is referred to as