CPR
This many fingers are used for infant CPR.
What is 2 fingers?
The mildest type of burn, limited to the top layer of skin.
What is a first-degree burn?
A medical emergency that happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or severely reduced, causing brain cells to die from a lack of oxygen
What is a stroke?
This type of shallow wound occurs when the top layer of skin is scraped off, often from a fall on asphalt or concrete.
What is an abrasion (or scrape)?
This character is an anthropomorphic wooden figure or log holding a club or baseball bat.
Who is Tung Tung Tung Sahur?
When removing a tick embedded in the skin, you should use this specific tool rather than your bare fingers or a match.
What are tweezers?
This acronym stands for Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, and Time to spot a stroke.
What is BEFAST?
This thick, yellowish or greenish fluid indicates that the body's white blood cells are actively fighting off a wound infection.
What is pus?
This 3-letter abbreviation stands for a legal directive stating that a patient does not want CPR if their breathing or heartbeat stops.
What is DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)?
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an infant.
What is 1.5 inches?
The location in where an EpiPen is inserted
Having the patient close their eyes and raise both arms for 10 seconds checks for this deficit.
What is arm weakness/drift?
A tourniquet should be placed this far from the bleeding site.
What is 2-3 inches?
From the French word meaning "to sort," this process prioritizes patients based on the severity of their condition.
What is triage?
This type of consent is legally assumed when an unconscious person needs life-saving first aid.
What is implied consent?
This life-threatening, severe allergic reaction to a bee or insect sting involves symptoms like wheezing, low blood pressure, and swelling of the throat.
What is anaphylaxis?
After this age, a person's risk of stroke statistically doubles every single decade.
What is age 55?
These narrow, adhesive strips are used to pull the edges of a small, clean laceration tightly together instead of traditional stitches
What are butterfly bandages?
Invented in 1816, this diagnostic tool's name literally translates to "chest examiner."
What is a stethoscope?
This phrase is used to describe an AED.
What is an Automated External Defibrillator?
Doctors use this mathematical method, which divides the body into sections of 9%, to quickly estimate the total percentage of skin surface area affected by a burn.
A temporary blockage of blood flow lasting less than 5 minutes that leaves no permanent infarction is known by this three-letter abbreviation.
What is a TIA?
This dangerous, life-threatening condition can occur when the body experiences a massive loss of blood pressure due to severe bleeding.
What is hemorrhagic shock?
In medical anatomy, this term describes a structure that is located closer to the front of the body.
What is anterior?