Healthcare Heroes
This nurse is known as the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The stethoscope was invented in this century.
What is the 19th century?
You should wash your hands for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
The prefix "cardio-" refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
The first thing you do when approaching an emergency scene.
What is check for safety?
This woman was a nurse during the American Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
Ancient Egyptians were among the first to keep these kinds of patient records.
What are medical records?
The normal human body temperature is approximately this in Fahrenheit.
What is 98.6°F?
"BP" is the abbreviation for this.
What is blood pressure?
You use this technique to help someone who is choking.
What is the Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrusts?
This scientist discovered penicillin in 1928, leading to the development of the first true antibiotic.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This virus was eradicated worldwide in 1980 due to vaccination.
What is smallpox?
These are worn to protect your eyes during procedures.
What are safety goggles or face shields?
This term means inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
This is used to stop severe bleeding.
What is direct pressure or a tourniquet?
This man is considered the father of modern surgery and introduced antiseptic techniques.
Who is Joseph Lister?
Hospitals were first developed during this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Rome?
CPR stands for this.
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
The term for someone who specializes in the care of teeth.
What is a dentist?
The recovery position is used when a person is unconscious but doing this.
What is breathing?
She is considered the first female physician in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
The discovery of this antibiotic in 1928 revolutionized medicine.
What is penicillin?
This is the term for the rate at which your heart beats.
What is heart rate or pulse?
This word means "slow heart rate."
What is bradycardia?
These are the steps in CPR.
What is compressions, airway, breathing (C-A-B)?