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35 Cards in this Set
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any kind of sickness or injury requiring immediate care
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medical emergency
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Two kinds of workers that aid in emergencies
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EMT (emergency medical techician) or paramedic
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caused by lack of exercise followed by overexercise
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muscle soreness
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the most effective treatment given for injuries such as soreness, muscle strain, or a sprain
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R(rest), I (ice), C(compression), E(elevation)
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results when a muscle is pulled to the point of tearing
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muscle strain
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the result of a stretched or torn ligament araound a joint
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sprain
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defined as a break, chip, or crack in the bone
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fracture
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crack or break that does not pierce through skin
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simple fracture
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broken bone that pierces through the skin
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compound fracture
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a support to the injured body part that helps to immobilize
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splint
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results when a bone is forced from its normal position in the joint
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dislocation
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a cut
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incision
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cut that is deep and bleeds heavily may require?
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stitches
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yellowish white substance on the wound
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pus
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sudden painful spasm of several muscles in the same area
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muscle cramp
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when a persons body reacts to extreme temperature by sweating profusely, becoming very tired and weak
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heat exhaustion
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occurs when the sweat glands do not function properly and heat gets trapped in the body
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heat stroke
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freezing of body tissue
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frostbite
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disease caused by over exposure to the sun
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skin cancers
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decay of body tissue
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gangrene
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occurs when body temperature drops below normal
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hypothermia
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jostling of the brain inside its protective, bony covering
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concussion
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multiple bruises to the brain
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contusions
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another name for artifical respiration
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rescue breathing
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substance that causes harm, illness, or death when it is eaten, drunk, illness, or death when it is eaten, druken, or otherwise absorbed into the body
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poison
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serum used for treating snakebites
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antivenin
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when a snakes venom poisions the nerves
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neurotoxic
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if you are burned by flames, hot gases, or a hot object
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thermal burn
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results from burn by electrical charge passing through body tissue and bone
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electrical burn
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occurs if a corrosive chemical makes contact with the skin or eyes
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chemical burn
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when burn effects epidermis
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first degree burn
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burns through the epidermis and into the dermis
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second degree burn
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burn goes through the epidermis and dermis and into the subcutaneous or third flayer
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third degree burn
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third layer of skin causing hte tissue to have a whitish or charred appearance
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subcutaneous
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three most important things to remember in medical emergency
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airway, breathing, circulation
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