Anatomy
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This acronym stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
What is CPR?
This is the emergency phone number in the United States.
What is 911?
Vaccines help the body develop this protection against infectious diseases.
What is immunity?
This doctor specializes in the health and medical care of infants, children,and teenagers.
Who is a pediatrician?
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This prefix means slow.
What is brady-?
This is the first thing you should check before helping at an emergency scene.
What is scene safety?
This is a sudden increase in disease cases in a community.
What is an outbreak?
This professional uses X-rays to createmedical images.
Who is a radiologic technologist?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The process by which an organism maintains a stable, balanced internal environment
What is homeostasis?
This condition occurs when the body loses more fluids than it takes in, often causing dizziness, thirst, and dark-colored urine.
What is dehydration?
This term describes a disease or condition that is consistently present at its usual level within a particular geographic area or population.
What is endemic?
These healthcare professionals provideanesthesia during surgery.
Who are anesthesiologists and certifiedregistered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)?
These blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from thelungs to the heart.
What are the pulmonary veins?
This abbreviation stands for a patient's medical history, allergies, medications, and other important information collected before treatment.
What is a health history (Hx)?
This type of burn affects the outer layer of skin and typically causes redness and pain without blisters.
What is a first-degree burn?
This type of immunity develops when a person receives a vaccine that stimulates the immune system to recognize a pathogen.
What is artificial active immunity?
This professional helps patients regainmovement and function after injuries.
Who is a physical therapist?
This heart valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
What is the mitral valve?
This condition refers to abnormally low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia?
This is the recommended rate of chest compressions per minute for adult CPR.
What is 100–120 compressions per minute?
This public health term describes the number of new cases of a disease occurring in a population during a specific period.
What is incidence?
This physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system, including leukemia and lymphoma.
Who is a hematologist?