1.03 Vocab HS I

condition in which the body may lose consciousness due to inadequate amounts of oxygen

• Asphyxia

• tuberculosis

• heart attack

• emergency

a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a child or adult’s windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a child or adult’s windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on the abdomen between the navel and the rib cage is applied on the abdomen between the navel and the rib cage

• finger sweep

• Tracheostomy

• Heimlich maneuver

• CPR

heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels

• abrasion

• laceration

• leak

• hemmorhage

pulse felt by placing fingertips over the radial artery along the thumb side of the wrist

• popliteal pulse

• radial pulse

• carotid pulse

• pedal pulse

a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord-like tight bandage

• otoscope

• reflex hammer

• stethoscope

• tourniquet

sensation of dizziness

• embolism

• syncope

• vertigo

• cyanosis

uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms

• seizure

• stroke

• aneurysm

• blood clot

a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature

• frost bite

• cold virus

• hypothermia

• hyperthermia

a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to an allergen (i.e., peanuts or bee stings)

• anemia

• anaphylaxis

• hives

• seizure

law that offers legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those are injured, ill, in danger, or incapacitated

• criminal law

• civil law

• Good Samaritan Law

• Miranda rights