Choking | | Breathes given by medical personnel to a victim that has stopped breathing. |
Laceration | | To interrupt normal breathing by compressing or obstructing the airway. |
Scene | | Puncture wound inflicted by an animal, spider or insect. |
Frostbite | | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Mouth to mouth respiration combined with chest compressions used to revive an individual that has no pulse and has stopped breathing. |
Life Threatening | | To injure or kill with poison. |
Poisioning | | Used to help a choking victim. |
Action Steps | | To loose blood. |
Stings | | A fracture to a bone. It can be a closed break or an open break where the bone punctures the skin. |
Victim | | To give attention to or first aid to an injured person. |
Heat Exhaustion | | Weakness or fainting as a result of prolonged exposure to heat, caused by a decreased blood supply to the heart and brain and an increased supply to the skin. |
Abdominal Thrust | | An unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action. |
Breathing Emergencies | | When a part(s) of the body is removed from the rest of the body. |
Shock | | An injury that could cause death if first aid is not given. |
Broken Bones | | When air is inhaled and exhaled. |
Breathing | | A place where an accident, injury has occurred. |
Emergency | | Something different than the normal. |
Bites | | The freezing or partial freezing of some part of the body. |
Unusual | | Firm object used to support or immobilize a broken bone. |
Consciousness | | Emergency care given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained. |
Burns | | The quality or state of being aware of what is happening to you or around you. |
Puncture | | – A regular throbbing caused in the arteries by the contractions of the heart. Check for a pulse at the radial, carotid, or temporal artery. |
Pulse | | One that is injured under any various conditions. |
Bleeding | | An injury resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity or certain radiations. |
CPR | | A wound caused by an object that pierces the skin. |
First Aid | | When the airway is blocked or restricted due to allergic reaction, asthma attack, choking, or pulmonary failure. |
Amputation | | A state of profound depression of the vital processes associated with reduced blood volume and pressure caused by severe injuries, hemorrhage or burns. |
Rescue Breathing | | When an animal or insect thrust a stinger into the flesh causing a wound or pain. |
Care | | A torn and ragged wound. |
Heat Stroke | | Check the scene and victim. Call 9-1-1. Care for the victim. |
Splint | | When a victim has extremely high body temperature and is not sweating as a result of prolonged exposure to high temperature. Identified by very hot, dry skin and no sweating. |