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18 Cards in this Set
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Accredited |
To say that something is good enough to be given official approval |
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Dispose |
To get rid of by throwing away |
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Artery |
Part of the circulatory system these blood vessels take blood away from the heart to the rest of the body |
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Bandage |
Material that is used to cover a dressing and hold it in place |
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Blood vessel |
A tube Miller structure that carries blood around the body veins arteries capabilities |
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Contaminate |
To make something dirty by adding something harmful to it |
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Dressing |
Any material that is used to cover a wound this includes a plaster gauze or compress |
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Emergency |
An unexpected and usually dangerous situation that calls for immediate action |
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Fracture |
A crack or break in a bone |
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Illness |
A condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind |
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Inju RY |
An act that causes harm or damage |
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Internal |
Refers to the inside of something |
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Minor |
Not very serious easy to treat |
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Severity |
The range of how serious a condition is |
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Technique |
A certain way of carrying out a task |
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Tourniquet |
A device that is used to stop the flow of blood to a limb |
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Windlass |
Part of the tourniquet it is used to tighten the device around the limb |
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Wound |
An injury to tissue where skin is broken usually caused by a cut or impact |
