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50 Cards in this Set
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the immediate care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness before professional medical help arrives
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First Aid
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protects people from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they have administered first aid correctly
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Good Samaritan Law
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a method of inflating a person’s lungs with air from your lungs
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Rescue Breathing
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a technique that uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge the object blocking an individual’s airway
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Heimlich Maneuver
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when the heart’s normal blood supply is blocked
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Heart Attack
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when the heart stops
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Cardiac Arrest
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a procedure that uses both chest compressions and rescue breathing to keep oxygen-rich blood circulating to the brain
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, or breaks, or when a blood clot forms and blocks the flow of blood in the brain
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Stroke
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severe bleeding
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Hemorrhage
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a clean, absorbent cloth usually made of gauze
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Dressing
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a tight bandage applied with overlapping turns of gauze
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Pressure Bandage
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the point at which the injured artery lies near the skin surface and passes over a bone above the injury
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Pressure Point
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the effect of one or more harmful substances on the body
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Poisoning
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a condition in which the heart fails to circulate blood adequately to the vital organs
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Shock
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a break or crack in a bone
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Fracture
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the immediate care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness before professional medical help arrives
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First Aid
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protects people from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they have administered first aid correctly
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Good Samaritan Law
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a method of inflating a person’s lungs with air from your lungs
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Rescue Breathing
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a technique that uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge the object blocking an individual’s airway
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Heimlich Maneuver
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when the heart’s normal blood supply is blocked
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Heart Attack
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when the heart stops
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Cardiac Arrest
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a procedure that uses both chest compressions and rescue breathing to keep oxygen-rich blood circulating to the brain
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, or breaks, or when a blood clot forms and blocks the flow of blood in the brain
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Stroke
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severe bleeding
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Hemorrhage
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a clean, absorbent cloth usually made of gauze
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Dressing
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a tight bandage applied with overlapping turns of gauze
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Pressure Bandage
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the point at which the injured artery lies near the skin surface and passes over a bone above the injury
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Pressure Point
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the effect of one or more harmful substances on the body
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Poisoning
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a condition in which the heart fails to circulate blood adequately to the vital organs
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Shock
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a break or crack in a bone
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Fracture
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the broken bone does not push through the skin’s surface
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Closed Fracture
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involves an open wound
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Open Fracture
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any rigid material that is used to keep the injured part from moving
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Splint
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when ligaments or tendons near a joint are torn or stretched
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Sprain
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the fibrous bands of tissue that prevent the bones from popping apart at a joint
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Ligaments
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thick strands of tissue that connect muscles to bones
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Tendons
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overstretching a muscle or tendon
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Strain
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a separation of the bone from its joint
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Dislocation
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painful surface burns in which the outer skin layer is reddened
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First Degree Burns
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extend through the outer layer of the skin, causing blisters and reddening
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Second Degree Burns
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damage all the layers of the skin and the tissues underneath
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Third Degree Burns
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when an electrical current passes through the body
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Electrical Shock
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a rapid, deep breathing, sometimes accompanied by dizziness, chest pains, and fainting, that lowers the level of carbon dioxide in the blood
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Hyperventilation
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a temporary loss of consciousness that is usually caused by too little blood flowing to the brain
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Fainting
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alternating periods of severe muscular contraction and relaxation
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Convulsions
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a bacterial disease that can be fatal
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Tetanus
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a serious viral disease that can be passed to people
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Rabies
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the freezing of body tissue
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Frostbite
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loss of body heat causing the body temperature to drop
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Hypothermia
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occurs when a person is exposed to excessive heat over a period of time
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Heat Exhaustion/Heatstroke
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