Codes
Group of people chosen for a particular shift to respond to emergencies
Code team
Care given to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency
First Aid
Low blood glucose
Hypoglycemia
hyper
hyper: too much, high
hypertension = high blood pressure
AED
automated external defibrillator
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The act of ejecting stomach contents through the mouth or nose
Emesis
hemorrhage
cardio
heart
cardiology = study of the heart
NKA
no known allergies
Sudden stopping of the heart
Cardiac arrest
A nosebleed
Epistaxis
Hemiparesis
Weakness on one side of the body
hemi
half
hemisphere = one of two parts of the brain
DNR
do not resuscitate
Stopping/cessation of breathing
Respiratory Arrest
Occurs as a result of decreased blood flow to the brain
Syncope
A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking.
Abdominal thrust
-emia
blood condition
anemia = lack of red blood cells
STAT
immediately
A condition in which blood flow to the heart is blocked and muscle cells die
Myocardial Infarction
A condition in which the tube through which air enters the lungs is blocked
Obstructed airway
Difficulty understanding spoken or written words
Receptive aphasia
-rrhage
excessive flow
hemorrhage = excessive flow of blood
MVA
motor vehicle accident