First-Aid
This refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after an injury occurs and at the location where it occurred. Consists of a one-time, short-term treatment and requires little technology or training to administer.
What is "first-aid?"
Heart attacks, stroke, arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrest, and heart failure are all examples of this.
What is "cardiovascular disease?"
EAP is the acronym that stands for this.
These types of injuries are the leading cause of death for those 1-44 years of age in the United State.
What are "unintentional injuries?"
The brain and spinal cord are apart of this body system.
What is the "nervous system?"
This is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction that may hinder respiration, acute blood pressure, affect the pulse rate. (peanut allergy)
What is "anaphylactic shock?"
CPR is an abbreviation for this life saving procedure.
What is "cardiopulmonary resuscitation?"
This measures the ability of people, businesses, governments, nonprofit groups, faith-based organizations to work together to create systems that can withstand, adapt to, and recover from a public health emergency.
What is "community health resilience?"
Wearing your seatbelt, only taking medications that are prescribed to you, and learning survival swimming techniques are examples of this.
What is "injury prevention?"
The first football player to be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Who is "Mike Webster?"
2. Turn the person gently onto one side
3. Remove anything sharp or hard from around the victim
What is "seizure first-aid?"
Smoking, drinking alcohol, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity are all ____________________ risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
What is "controllable or behavior based?"
This describes an unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area. Doesn’t necessarily have to be contagious, can refer to a disease or other specific health-related behaviors (smoking) with rates that are clearly above the expected occurrence in a community or region.
What is an "epidemic?"
Not being able to recall events, appears dazed or stunned, moves clumsily, answers questions slowly, and inability to sleep or oversleeps. These are all symptoms of this.
What is a "concussion?"
This is an injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma. Therefore, it occurred after birth.
What is "non-traumatic brain injury?"
Stand behind the person, and put your arms around their abdomen.
Make a fist with one hand, and clasp your other hand tightly around it.
Place the thumb side of your fist just below their ribcage and about two inches above their belly button (navel).
Sharply and quickly thrust your hands inward and upward five times.
Repeat this process until the object is freed (dislodged) or the person becomes unconscious. If the person becomes unconscious, start CPR.
What is the "Heimlich Maneuver?"
This type of heart disease is considered a "circulation problem."
What is a "heart attack?"
This is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions.
What is our "carbon footprint?"
This is an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by external force.
What is "traumatic brain injury?"
These symptoms don't have to appear right after the event occurred. They can appear hours to days after the event.
What is a "concussion?"
Starts as focal seizures that spread to both sides of the brain OR can also occur where seizure activity occurs simultaneously over both sides of the brain. Usually start during childhood.
1. Noticing need for help
2. Verifying scene safety
3. ______________________________
4. Call 9-1-1
5. ______________________________
6. Begin CPR if no heart rhythm
What are #3 and #5?
This is when a disease’s growth is exponential= the growth rate skyrockets, and each day cases grow more than the day prior. Affecting several countries and populations.
What is a "pandemic?"
A protein called “tau” misfolds and malfunctions, causes other proteins to misfold, and sets off a chain reaction where the malfunctioning tau slowly spreads throughout the brain, killing brain cells. Found in military vets and high contact sports.
What is "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?"
Heredity, age, race/ethnicity, and gender are all __________________________ risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
What is "uncontrollable?"