Basic Emergency Terms
This means not awake or aware of surroundings.
What is unconscious?
This occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating
What is cardiac arrest?
This device that can restart a heart using electrical shock
What is defibrillator?
You conduct this when testing if a person is conscious
What is response check?
This is a cut or tear in the skin
What is laceration?
When your airway is blocked and something is preventing breathing
What is choking?
Material used to cover wounds
What is Bandage?
Breastbone where compressions are done
What is Sternum?
To check or evaluate
What is to access?
Emergency Medical Services
What is EMS?
These are important body functions including pulse, breathing, and blood pressure.
What are vital signs?
This is the beating of the heart felt through blood vessels.
What is pulse?
The sticky pads that attach to the chest for AED use.
What are electrode pads?
Making sure the area is safe before helping.
What is Scene Safety?
This is another name for bruise.
What is a contusion?
This is the emergency technique for choking
What is the Heimlich Maneuver?
Thin, loose fabric for wound care
What is gauze?
Windpipe that carries air to lungs
What is the trachea?
To watch carefully
What is to monitor?
Person first helping in emergency
What is a First Responder?
This is a serious situation requiring immediate action
What is an emergency?
These occur when pushing down on the chest during CPR
What are compressions?
This is what it meant when AED determines an electrical shock is needed.
What is Shock Advised?
These laws protect people who give emergency help
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Another name for scrape
What is abrasion?
This occurs when there is a brain injury from blocked or burst blood vessel
What is a stroke?
Device to keep injured body parts still.
What is a splint?
Muscle used for breathing
What is the diaphragm?
To take action to help
What is to intervene?
Deciding order of treatment by urgency
What is Triage?
This is the immediate care given to an injured or sick person before professional help arrives.
What is an first aid?
These breaths given during CPR to provide oxygen.
What are rescue breaths?
This is the AED's check of heart's electrical activity.
What is Rhythm Analysis?
These are steps to prevent disease transmission.
What are universal precautions?
A broken bone.
What is fracture?
Uncontrolled body movements from brain activity
What is a seizure?
Device to stop severe bleeding
What is a Tourniquet?
Path air takes to reach lungs
What is the airway?
To make a condition stable
What is to stabilize?
This number is used to call for help during an emergency.
What is 9-1-1?
This term is used to describe the movement of blood through the body.
What is circulation?
A stretched or torn ligament
What is sprain?
This occurs when breathing stops.
What is respiratory arrest?
Stretched or torn muscle
What is strain?