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18 Cards in this Set
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Front AED. |
Automated external defibrillator |
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Ventricular fibrillation |
An uncoordinated muscular quivering of the heart the most common abnormal rhythm causing cardiac arrest also called V – fib |
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ALS |
Advanced life support |
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CPR |
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation |
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Radial |
Inside of wrist |
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Carotid |
The neck pulse |
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Brachial |
Inside of upper arm pulse |
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Femoral |
Groin pulse |
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Anterior |
The front surface of the body |
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Distal |
Describing structures that are farther from the trunk or torso or near to the free and have an extra meaty opposite of proximal |
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Inferior |
Near to the feet then the head |
Feet |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body |
Not near midline |
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Medial |
Closer to the midline of the body |
Closer to mid |
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Proximal |
Closer to the trunk or torso opposite of distal |
Close trunk |
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Posterior |
The back surface of the body |
Derrière |
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Superior |
Closer to the head or above the body part |
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Xiphoid process |
The flexible Cartlidge at the lower tip of this turn on |
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OPA |
Oralpharyngeal airway |
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