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15 Cards in this Set
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ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER |
an electrical device implanted into the body that regulates the beating/rhythm of the heart that beats too slow; used to treat cardiovascular disease |
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
diseases and disorders that result from progressive damage to the heart and blood vessels ( stroke, high blood pressure, heart attacks and atherosclerosis) |
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TIPS FOR INTERNET SAFETY |
keep password private, don't send pictures to strangers, and don't open suspicious emails Golden rule: "If you don't do it in real life, don't do it on line." |
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IF YOU FEEL CYBER-BULLIED YOU SHOULD |
confide in a trusted adult if something makes you uncomfortable or hurt; save or print messages |
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IF YOU FEEL JEALOUS |
talk it out with that person or another adult: exercise to blow off steam/stress |
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE STEPS FOR UNRESPONSIVE ADULT |
* see if area is safe * call for help and get AED * see if person is breathing *if not, give CPR on flat surface * continue until responsive, help comes, or you're exhausted |
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RATIO OF COMPRESSIONS TO RESCUE BREATHS is |
30:2 |
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE STEPS for AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN ADULT/TEEN |
*Mild- stand by and let them cough it out *Severe- act right away and give abdominal thrust until the person coughs or breathes or becomes unresponsive |
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NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE |
= 120/80 High= 140/90 Low= 80/50 |
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STROKE |
blood flow is interrupted by clot (blockage) or a burst blood vessel to brain causing weakness or paralysis |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CANCER |
UNCONTROLLABLE CELL GROWTH signaled by sores not healing, change in wart or mole, unusual bleeding or discharge or lumps in breast |
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HOW TO REDUCE CHANCE OF SKIN CANCER |
limit SUN EXPOSURE AND USE SUNSCREEN with SPF OF 30 or more |
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TREATMENT FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES |
KEEPING BLOOD LEVELS AS CLOSE TO NORMAL by watching foods and insulin injections as needed |
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PATH TO ADDICTION |
1. using drugs (experimenting with it) 2. tolerance (need more as time passes) 3. dependence (have to have it to feel normal) 4. ADDICTION- can't stop using them |
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FLASHBACKS ( feeling the effects again later) ARE ONE DANGEROUS SIDE EFFECT OF |
HALLUCINOGENS like LSD and mushrooms |
