Key Terms
What is the state of being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts?
Conscious
What is a device attached to a patient to analyze heart rhythm and deliver a shock, if needed, to restore a normal heart rhythm?
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
What is loss of consciousness; also called fainting?
Syncope
What is a warning sign of a CVA/stroke resulting from a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain?
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
What is the way the parts of the body work together when a person moves?
body mechanics
What is emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency?
First aid
What is a condition in which something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs?
Obstructed airway
What is a brain disorder that results from a disruption in normal electrical impulses in the brain, which causes repeated seizure?
Epilepsy
What is the act of vomiting, or ejecting stomach contents through the mouth and/or nose?
Emesis
What is the way a person holds and positions their body?
Posture
What is a medical procedure used when a person’s heart or lungs have stopped working?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
What is a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking?
Abdominal thrusts
What is a complication of diabetes that can result from either too much insulin or too little food; also known as hypoglycemia?
Insulin reaction
What is the science of designing equipment, areas, and work tasks to make them safer and to suit the worker’s abilities?
Ergonomics
What is something that moves an object by resting on a base of support?
Lever
What is the pulse located on the side of the neck, just below the jaw?
Carotid pulse
What is a condition that occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply?
Shock
What is a complication of diabetes that is caused by having too little insulin in the body?
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
What is OSHA’s system of identifying potential hazards in the workplace?
Hazard Communication Standard
What is to disperse a substance through the air in such a way that it might be inhaled?
Aerosolize
What is the pulse located inside the elbow, about one to one-and-a-half inches above the elbow?
Brachial pulse
What is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because blood f low to the heart is blocked; also called heart attack.?
Myocardial infarction
What is a condition that occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked, or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain; also called stroke.?
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
What is document describing the composition and possible hazards of chemicals in the workplace?
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
What is a nosebleed?
Epistaxis